Tweed Echo – Issue 2.18 – 14/01/2010

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THE TWEED SHIRE Volume 2 #18 Thursday, January 14, 2010 Advertising and news enquiries: Phone: (02) 6672 2280 Fax: (02) 6672 4933 editor@tweedecho.com.au adcopy@tweedecho.com.au www.tweedecho.com.au

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High-rise gateway Mop set for the big charity chop on the horizon Tweed Heads could be book-ended by high-rise buildings under sweeping new plans unveiled by a governmentappointed taskforce last week. The draft plan allows buildings up to 24-storeys close to the border and lifts a three-storey limit on the southern end to enable two 17-storey towers to straddle the road and create a Gold Coast-style gateway. The radical changes aim to revive the town by encouraging the redevelopment of ageing buildings and construction on several vacant blocks which pock-mark the run-down central business district. The draft Tweed Heads Local Environment Plan (LEP) will go on public exhibition next week and council staff will start meeting with community groups and consultants next month to explain the details.

it a vast improvement on what we had before,’ he said in reference to the 2004 Tweed Heads master plan which the government refused to adopt for undisclosed reasons. ‘Hopefully it will help breathe new life into the place, especially with plans to restore the Jack Evans Boat Harbour already underway.’ Cr Polglase warned however that parking requirements could still inhibit developers from achieving the full potential of the new rezonings and was a serious impediment which needed to be addressed during the consultation process. Tweed Heads Residents’ Association president Laurie Ganter says the new vision for the town will please some and upset others, with the southern creep of high-rise and restrictions preventing expansion of the Council’s civic centre certain to spark comment.

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It is being released at the same time as wider changes to planning laws contained in a long overdue shirewide LEP which also goes on public exhibition, providing a new blueprint for the first time in 10 years. Among the big winners in the Tweed Heads rezoning stakes are the von Bibra car dealer ship site, property owners on the other side of the road and the Twin Towns Services Club where three-storey limits have been scrapped in favour of high rise. Mayor Warren Polglase says the plan should finally provide a firm direction for developers after years of uncertainty and hopefully lead to an economic revival mirroring the success story of its cross-border rival at Coolangatta. ‘We welcome the plan and consider

‘The plan fairly closely resembles the 2004 master plan with high rise mostly confined close to the border apart from some notable exceptions, including new zonings for high rise on part of the southern end of town,’ he said. ‘The plan also protects the civic centre as a heritage building and appears to allow no scope for future expansion even though it was built even before Banora Point was developed and its library and meeting facilities are woefully inadequate to meet today’s demands.’ He predicted that the shire-wide LEP would probably generate more controversy, particularly the apparent proliferation of what appears to be new four-storey limits in towns and

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Sacha Yarrow has been growing his dreadlocks for years but is willing to chop them off for cancer research. Photo Jeff ‘Living In Dread’ Dawson. Kim Cousins

You may have bought fruit and vegies off local Sacha Yarrow at Murwillumbah’s Tweed Fruit Exchange, but be prepared to see a little less of him by the end of March. The 29-year-old musician is setting out to raise $10,000 in the Leukaemia Foundation World’s Greatest Shave. ‘I’ve got a lot of hair to take off,’ he said. ‘There’s about a metre’s worth.’ Sacha has been growing his dreadlocks for ‘at least 10 years’ and figures it’s time for a change. ‘I thought, it has to be cut at some stage,’ he said. ‘I may as well help someone when I do it. ‘I’m hoping I’ll get a bit of money with the mop I’ve got.’ continued on page 2 The big chop is pencilled in for

March 11-13 or later if Sacha hasn’t hit the $10,000 mark by then. ‘I’m hoping people will get behind it,’ he said. ‘It’s going well so far.’ Sacha, who, likes ‘all sorts of music done well’ spends much time on his recording studio at his parent’s Byalgum farm. Money raised by Sacha will go towards leukaemia research and treatment. Since it began in 1998,

the World’s Greatest Shave has raised more than $93 million and helped to support patients and their families suffering from leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and related blood disorders. To make a donation, visit Tweed Fruit Exchange, Riverside Pizza or the Style Shop in Murwillumbah or visit www.worldsgreatestshave.com.

Major sport events set for 2010 The Tweed is set to be home to new major sporting events including the ‘Battle on the Border’ (cycling), Kingy Tri (triathlon) and the popular Casuarina Cup (Touch Football) as well as athlete high performance programs this year. Tweed Shire Council, QSMSports

and Tweed Tourism have commenced initial talks and planning to bring a new program of three marquee sporting events and development programs to the Tweed which will grow over time bringing 12,000 participants to the Tweed by 2012. continued on page 2

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Burringbar farmers Kevin and Jan Cousins are keen to teach younger generations about food and agriculture, opening their farm to school students. School groups from Nimbin and Byron Bay come to learn about a range of agricultural pursuits from organics and aquaponics, to genetic modification and tissue culture. ‘They look at mixed farming and our cheese, milk, meat and vegetable garden,’ Jan said. ‘It’s great to get them talking about genetic engineering and GM (genetically modified) foods,’ Jan, a former teacher, said. ‘Students who come here from my own school ask if there is anything here you don’t eat,’ Kevin, who teaches at Nimbin Central School, said. The teaching aspects of their farm come naturally to the couple. Kevin used to work at CSIRO and now teaches at Nimbin. He has an interest in aquaponics, the cultivation of aquatic plants and animals living in symbiotic harmony. Jan has taught science at university and TAFE and works from home in her own lab. Her specialty is plant tissue culture, which she taught at university and TAFE and now carries out for Forests NSW. Kevin and Jan met while studying environmental science at

university and have lived in the Burringbar area for 21 years. The 87-acre property has evolved naturally in that time. ‘We had weed problems so

we got goats,’ Kevin said. ‘Now we milk eight, two times a week, and also make cheese for ourselves.’ ‘We started looking at things

we could do and planted citrus. Being organic we can’t spray under the trees so we’re breeding ducks for the orchard as a form of pest control.’

Fed-up residents call crime meeting Residents of Jacaranda Avenue and surrounding streets in Tweed Heads who feel terrorised by a spate of youth violence and crime are organising an urgent public meeting following a suicide and assault in their neighbourhood in recent weeks. Local media reported that a 62-year-old Jacaranda Avenue man shot himself on December 11 and a man from nearby Riviera Avenue was assaulted with a cricket bat by up to 15 youths on January 2. An elderly man in the area also had his garden vandalised three times in the past year.

An inquest is being held into the man’s death and police are investigating the assault. Residents are concerned about the harassment by a gang of youths running rampant in the area. The meeting is a way of finding solutions to the growing problem and the community is inviting politicians and police to attend. Tweed Valley Combined Neighbourhood Watch secretary Gordon Levenson said communication between the community and police was the key. ‘We will be encouraging people to speak to the police,’ he said. ‘Once something like

this happens, and it’s a terrible situation, we have to leave it in the hands of the police.’ Tweed Heads crime prevention officer, Senior Constable Andrew Eppelstun, said police were keen to work with the community and would attend the meeting. ‘We want to talk to the community. We need to get some good communication with the community.’ vSen Const Eppelstun said the reported incidents were being investigated and ‘as of a couple of weeks ago, we increased police presence in the area. What is happening is totally unacceptable.’

Major sport events set for 2010 From front page

Tweed mayor Warren Polglase said the three sports events had huge potential as a major tourism drawcard for the Tweed. ‘The Tour Down Under (cycling event) started in Adelaide 10 years ago and is now one

of South Australia’s most successful tourism events with the economic impact doubling each year,’ he said. The announcement comes weeks after the Tweed successfully won the bid to host the 2011-2013 NSW Surf Life Saving Championships at

Kingscliff Beach. Michael Crawley of QSMSports said the Tweed has great potential to be recognised across Australia and South East Asia for its marquee sporting events in turn generating significant sports tourism income.

High-rise gateway on the horizon from front page

villages and Bob Ell’s Cobaki Lakes development. He said similar height allowances could also apply at Kings Forest which is exempt from the LEP and will support some 5,000 residential lots. ‘That’s going to scare the hell out of a lot of people because it could open up the way to cram even more people into Kings Forest,’ he said. ‘It is likely to put more pressure on the already limited road and parking facilities around Kingscliff, Casuarina and Salt as the Kings Forest residents move to use their local beaches.’ 2 January 14, 2010, 2009 The Tweed Shire Echo

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Mr Ganter welcomed a provision in the Tweed Heads LEP requiring buildings worth more than $2 million or higher than 15 storeys to be subject to architectural design competitions, saying it should help soften the visual impact. The new town plan was conceived by a government task-force appointed two years ago by then Planning Minister Frank Sartor. It replaces a master plan drawn up after extensive community consultation in 2004 but which was never given planning teeth by being incorporated into the shire’s LEP. High-rise buildings will

be concentrated around the northern end of the town closest to the border, including the Jack Evans Boat Harbour and Bay Street. The Twin Town Services Club will be allowed to develop up to 15-storeys under the draft while an area east of the boat harbour has been designated for a mix of seven and nine storeys. The Tweed Centro shopping centre will be given the greenlight for 15 storeys while other areas north of Bay Street will be rezoned for a mix of 24 and 17 storeys, including the Tweed Heads Primary School whose future now seems uncertain. www.tweedecho.com.au

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Concert to help Tyalgum school kids

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Seven-year-old Tyalgum Public School student Delaney Cooper will benefit from a special concert at Tyalgum on Monday, January 25, featuring Aussie rock stars Russell Morris and Gyan. The village is tuning up for the big event the day before Australia Day, with the fundraising concert called Rockin4thekidz hoping to raise more than $40,000 for specialneeds kids at Tyalgum Primary School. Delaney is in Year 1 at the school and one of two students with special needs. He was diagnosed with autism at 18 months of age. When his mother and concert organiser Raeanne Ederle had trouble getting funding for assistance in the form of a teacher’s aide, she decided to start fundraising and pay for the help herself and set about organising the concert with the help of Brisbane musician Tim Gaze, a musician friend of Delaney’s dad, Ray Cooper. ‘They need one-on-one attention, particularly with autism,’ Raeanne said of special needs kids. ‘Delaney has an above average IQ, he’s quite a bright little button, but he needs to be prompted to the next activity. It’s pretty constant. ‘Autism is a life-long neurological disorder, where early intervention is vital for growth. Children with autism and other special needs thrive in the class-

Tyalgum Public School principal Peter Meadows and student Delaney Cooper at the school playground’s Aboriginal totem poles. Photo Luis Feliu

room with ongoing one-on-one support. Without this support the chance of obtaining a quality education is very low. ‘Right now, due to lack of funding, we are not able to provide our special needs children with the quality education they deserve so it’s time for change and that’s why we’ve decided to put on this concert.’ Raeanne would like to raise money not just for her son but other students at the school with special needs as ‘it costs nearly $40,000 a year per (fulltime teacher’s) aide’. School principal Peter Meadows said that as a small school, Tyalgum couldn’t provide specialised care but the

upside was the students were included more than in a special school. ‘The school currently has two special needs students enrolled but more and more kids were being enrolled in mainstream schools,’ he said. ‘It provides a very safe environment for the kids, inclusive and supportive. They get to know their peers and everyone in the village gets to know the kids. When they’re bussed off to a special school they’re seen as different.’ The concert will see wellknown rock performers Russell Morris, Tim Gaze, Gyan and Simon, Vince Lovegrove and the Mongrels of Passion as

well as The Brownbirds from Windy Hill take the stage. Prizes of merchandise for the concert have been donated by Kasey Chambers, Jimmy Barnes, James Blundell and many others. It’s on at Tyalgum Showground and gates open at 5pm (DST). Early-bird tickets are $40 with all other tickets $50. They are available from Tyalgum General Store or online at www.rockin4thekidz.com.au. For further details contact Raeanne on 02 6679 3652.

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Entire townships bordering three coastal creeks would be inundated in a probable maximum flood, according to a pioneering study. The Coastal Creeks Flood Study predicts a grim worst-case scenario for four fast-growing coastal villages south of Kingscliff and three inland towns around Murwillumbah and urges new strategies to combat the threat. The $140,000 report by hydrologists BMT-WBM Pty and now available at shire libraries, will be used to prepare a floodplain risk management strategy in a bid to handle existing risks and put the brakes on anything likely to worsen them.The ground-breaking study used two-dimensional modelling to predict peak flood levels and velocities in Cudgen Creek, Cudgera Creek and Mooball Creek and the likely risk to surrounding communities. It found the villages of Pottsville, Mooball and Crabbes Creek would be totally inundated as well as substantial parts of Wooyung, Hastings Point and Cabarita Beach-Bogangar in the case of a probable maximum flood (PMF). www.tweedecho.com.au

Council’s planning infrastructure engineer, Denny Rose, said people should be aware but not unduly alarmed by the predictions of a PMF, saying it was at the extreme end of the scale, surpassing even a one in 10,000year event. ‘It would be akin to a hurricane Katrina event and is the worst case which could occur,’ he said. The study’s findings will lead to an immediate review of flood planning levels in the seven towns and adoption of a basket of flood mitigation strategies, some of them certain to be unpopular. They include land rezonings and updating development control plans, inserting flood warnings on property titles, the possible resumption of houses located in high-risk areas and the preparation of evacuation plans. The study used two dimensional modelling to predict peak flood levels and velocities in Cudgen Creek, Cudgera Creek, Mooball Creek in Tweed Shire and and Marshalls Creek in Byron Shire and the likely risk to surrounding communities. It examines a range of flood scenarios for the four creeks, starting with a one-in-five year

event up to the probable maximum flood which could occur during cyclonic-like conditions coupled with a storm surge. The study used data from the 1987 and 1974 floods and the more recent 2005 floods which in some areas was classified as a one in 500-year event and resulted in above-floor flooding of a ‘significant number of buildings’ throughout the study area. The consultants say that under government guidelines the public should be made aware of possible future flooding and that ‘all reasonable measures are taken to alleviate the risk and damage potential resulting from development in floodplains’. Some of the data will be used to update a 2005 Tweed River flood study and to prepare a separate flood management strategy for what’s known as the Tweed Valley catchment. The consultants provided thumbnail sketches of the predicted impacts of floods of varying sizes on several towns, which do not take into account the likely impacts of climate change, including predicted sea level rises of between 55cm and 91cm (see page 6).

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TAFE teacher Adam King flanked by construction students Riley Willemse and Kylie McGufficke and the relocatable they built. Photo Jeff ‘Thick as Two Planks’ Dawson.

Construction students at Kingscliff TAFE have gained hands on experience, building a relocatable home under contract for the Department of Housing. David Harris, head teacher of construction, said it was not only a huge benefit to the family receiving the home but good experience for students last year. ‘It was a part of certificate 2, with other units added,’ he said. ‘They got the practical side as well as the theory.’ ‘Rather than relocating families this was a new concept. It depends on the clients needs. The Department of Housing gave us

a brief and we designed it.’ The building was constructed and painted at the Kingscliff campus before being transported to Ballina. ‘It was all done, it just had to be stumped,’ David said.

This was the first time the contract was carried out with the Department of Housing. This year, David and his students will be working on two more homes for Ballina residents.

Check on roadworks via SMS A SMS service to alert the public to the condition of local sports grounds, road works information and beach closures has been set up by Tweed Shire Council. ‘SMS and the rapid rise of technologies such as the iPhone is the way to go these days as we can serve large volumes of

inquiries in a fraction of the time it takes to handle one phone call,’ Troy Green, director of technology and corporate services for council, said. ‘The new BounceBack services allows residents to send a quick SMS and within seconds they’ll receive a response.’ The service costs 55 cents.

Opponents of last year’s controversial world rally have vowed to step up their fight against the event after rally organisers told media they wanted the race run every year through Tweed and Kyogle shires. Rally Australia chairman Alan Evans said two weeks ago that he would welcome a chance to expand the rally given that the World Rally Championship (WRC) was set to be restructured. ‘We would certainly put in submissions to hold the event on an annual basis if the opportunity presented itself, but the contract we have entered into states the rally will be held on a biennial basis,’ Mr Evans said. He said the Federation International de la Automobile (FIA), international motor sport’s governing body, was conducting a review of the

WRC which could see it expanded. Rally organisers are also planning to run a Targa Tasmania-style rally (on bitumen roads) on the Northern Rivers, to run in conjunction with Speed on Tweed this year. But the Tweed-based No Rally Group (NRG) and the Kyogle-based 7th Generation which opposed the rally say they will step up the fight against the race which they say brought no real economic benefit to the region and was totally inappropriate for an area full of world-heritage national parks. NRG spokesman Scott Sledge said Rally Australia funded Speed on Tweed with money supplied from the ratepayers by Tweed Shire Council ‘and we are still waiting for figures to be released about any actual gain in profits anywhere outside of Rally Australia’.

‘The community organisations in Kyogle which profited from sausage sales could have gained more if the tax money given to the race by Council and state government went directly to them,’ Mr Sledge said. He said that in the upcoming government review, required by the special legislation, ‘there will likely be an embarrassing lack of profit to local businesses, given responses to a Tweed Monitor survey which has recently been sent for academic analysis’. ‘Most businesses said they experienced no difference to profits and many said they lost money during the Repco rally in September,’ he said. ‘Maybe rally fans will think again the value of human life after two experienced drivers were killed in November when their Porsche crashed during the Classic Adelaide rally.’

Stokers Siding aims for sustainability The village of Stokers Siding has joined other Tweed Valley villages such as Uki and Chillingham in their drive for ongoing social and economic sustainability. A $15,000 grant from the Department of State and Regional Development has enabled a small group of locals to steer a process that will see

the employment of a ‘community building’ project coordinator, collection and collation of community suggestions for further ‘community building’ and establishment of working groups to oversee a number of projects to completion. A spokesperson said the position of project coordinator was

currently being advertised. Each project proposed by locals would be assessed and chosen through public meetings. Working groups will be formed at a public meeting around April/May, to see those projects through to completion.

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Jack Hartley living life to the full Kim Cousins

Retired medical technologist Jack Hartley (pictured working out in the gym) was borrowed a couple of times on his first day as a book at Murwillumbah’s Living Library recently. Jack (also known as John) is almost 83 years old and spent most of his life working in medical labs. ‘From test tube and string’ is his ‘book’ title and tells the story of pathology and medicine in the 1940s in Australia, a time when researchers ‘were given little more than a test tube and a piece of string to work with’. Jack said it was an interesting time in Australia and soldiers returned from war with new diseases never seen before in this country. ‘I started in Sydney when I was 14 and a half,’ John said. ‘I hated school, it was boring. I had to be 15 to get a trade so I got a job as messenger at Randwick Hospital.’ Jack learnt on the job, helping with everything from blood

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collection to post mortems. He realised it was something he could make a career of so he studied first at Ultimo Tech College and then the University of Sydney. He moved to the Tweed area, with his wife Marge, in 1949 to take the position of chief medical technologist at Murwillumbah Hospital. (Sadly, Marge

passed away last year). ‘I did the laboratory testing and also ran the blood bank. I escaped occasionally to go fishing,’ he said. ‘Now I go to the gym every morning. I’ve had a great life.’ Murwillumbah’s Living Library is held the first Friday of each month at the Coolamon Cultural Centre (in the old

art gallery building in Tumbulgum Road) and is a great way to learn about other people as well as ourselves. Readers have half an hour with each book of their choice. All readers are asked to return the books in the same condition that they were found. For more information call the library on 6670 2427.

Cobaki Lakes town plan ‘a social disaster’ Luis Feliu

The massive Cobaki Lakes residential development west of Tweed Heads will impact on all Tweed residents and not create any long-term jobs, according to Tweed councillor Katie Milne. In a scathing attack on what the Greens councillor says is a lack of public input on the latest plans for the township, due to be debated by Tweed Shire Council at its first meeting for the year next Tuesday, Cr Milne said council’s basic building standards are set to be ‘blown out the window’ with much smaller house lots proposed. The final amended concept plans for the multi-milliondollar development for up to 5000 homes are currently being considered by the state planning department. Developer Leda Manorstead, headed by property billionaire Bob Ell, also has plans for another massive township called Kings Forest southwest of Kingscliff for around 4,500 homes. In a press release, Cr Milne asked if ‘councillors will live up to their promises for consultation and sustainability’, saying public consultation for the two huge developments was ‘totally inadequate’. She said that as council prepared to deal with the projects this and next month, ‘not one public site inspection or open public meeting has been held for these plans’. ‘Thorough public consultations are essential as not only are these development sites located on coastal biodiversity hotspots with approximately 450 species www.tweedecho.com.au

at each site but Council’s basic building standards are set to be blown out the window. ‘Cobaki Lakes is proposed to provide lot sizes of 120 square metres and Kings Forest lot sizes of 175sqm compared to the current minimum 450sqm lots, among a myriad of other changes. ‘Councillors’ reluctance so far to support this community in demanding more consultation or sustainable outcomes for these developments is a grave disappointment,’

not get the chance to comment on amended plans. She said the mayor’s boast that the developments would create jobs was ‘ludicrous’ given

that construction jobs were only short term. The development itself would create a huge demand for more jobs with thousands of new residents.

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New website service Tweed residents are being urged to use their own computers to access all sorts of council information including local aerial maps of their properties. Tweed Shire Council has introduced a new web-based mapping tool called Tweed Maps allowing users to look at everything from aerial shots of neighbourhoods to proposed cycleways and ATM locations. ‘If you’ve used Google Maps it’s not much different,’ Jane Wickers, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) acting coordinator, said about Tweed Maps. The photography used on the website is current to 2007 and is expected to be updated every two years. It’s taken eight months of solid work to get it to a workable stage. ‘It’s another step in the move to deliver what we can online,’ Troy Green, council’s director

of technology and corporate services, said. Mr Green said council had noticed an increase in the quality of DAs due to the use of Tweed Maps. ‘People can see what’s happening on their property without a section 149 (planning) certificate,’ he said. ‘It shows areas that are flood and bushfire prone as well as areas with acid sulfate soils. ‘Other councils have done community maps but we’ve tried to go a step further and linked property details. Others are more static.’ People, especially those with disabilities, can benefit from the online information with ramps, parks, parking and public toilets all marked. Go to council’s home page and click on ‘our services’ or go directly to Tweed Maps by typing www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/ Mapping/index.aspx.

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How flooding will affect our villages Ken Sapwell

Consultants – see story page 3 – have painted the following scenario for the worst-affected villages in a probable maximum flood (PMF). BOGANGAR-CABARITA BEACH: Parcels along Tamarind Avenue start to be inundated from backwaters from Cudgen Lake and the Cudgen Creek floodplain in events less than the 20-year ARI design event. In a 50-year ARI design event, the inundation also covers the area between Rosewood Avenue and Mimosa Avenue and into Hastings Road, with waters to break out of the Friday Island canal across Rosewood Avenue. In a 100-year ARI design event, most of the area to the north of Rosewood Avenue to be inundated, with depths generally below 0.5m. Flood waters are also to cross east of Hastings Road towards commercial land in the Cabarita Beach CBD for this event. Clothiers Creek Road to be inundated at the creek crossing west of Cabarita Road from a 10-year flood event. Access to the Pacific Motorway via Clothiers Creek Road however is lost in floods less than the five-year design event on the Tanglewood floodplain. In a PMF event, peak flood levels are predicted to reach 5.7m AHD in this area, generating flooding for most of the area north of Sandalwood Drive and west of the Tweed Coast Road, (this floodplain area was filled for residential development). Cabarita Beach (i.e. east of the Tweed Coast Road) is located on the high coastal dune, so is predicted to remain flood free. HASTINGS POINT: Parcels along Creek Street to be inundated in a 20-year flood event. Overland flooding at the bend of Cudgera Creek in Young Street. Peak flood levels of 2.2m AHD are predicted for this event, reaching up to 2.5m AHD in a 100-year ARI design event (i.e. up to 1m of water in places) and up to 3.9m AHD in a PMF event (i.e. up to 2.5m of water). In a PMF event, the area south of Peninsula Street and east of the Tweed Coast Road to be inundated. The Tweed Coast Road bridge is predicted to remain flood free for all flood events except the PMF with overtopping of up to 0.3m. KOALA BEACH ESTATE: Predicted to remain flood free over nearly the entire area for all floods up to the 500-year ARI design event. Only the reserve to the east of Muskheart Circuit to start being inundated in a 50-year event, with peak depths still below 0.5m in a 500-year event. In a PMF event, the estate is isolated by road, with Cudgera Avenue

Mooball Creek after a flash flood in May last year. In a probable maximum flood (PMF) event, the entire township of Mooball would be inundated, extending some 250m south of the Tweed Valley Way. Photo Luis Feliu.

inundated. Properties on the eastern half of Muskheart Circuit and west of Lomandra Avenue to be inundated with depths of water of up to 2m in a PMF event. Local streets such as Muskheart Circuit, Bandicoot Street and Sugar Glider Drive are to become major flow paths during this event. SEABREEZE ESTATE: Inundation of low lying open space areas and roadways in Seabreeze Estate for events similar or greater than a 100-year flood event, including flooding of the north eastern corner of Lennox Circuit and the intersection of Seabreeze Boulevard and Ballina Street. This flooding extends eastward along Seabreeze Boulevard for the 500-year event, with depths of water of more than 0.5m (but less than 1m) at the Koala Beach Link Road. In a PMF event, peak flood levels to reach up to 4.6m AHD, generating up to 2m of flooding in the estate north of Mylestom Circle and Korora Parkway. The northern part of Lennox Circuit is also predicted to be flooded in this extreme event, but depths are predicted to remain below 1m. Seabreeze Boulevard is to become a major flow path in this event. POTTSVILLE: In a 50-year ARI design flood event, the creek linking Mooball Creek and Cudgera Creek catchments to break out downstream of Pottsville Road. This is predicted to generate minor flooding in the parcels along and to the north of Coronation Avenue (Pottsville Village CBD). In a 50-year flood, Mooball Creek to break out and inundate residential land along Philip Street. In a 100-year event, inundation extends northward across the village green area between Phillip St and Tweed Coast Road. Pottsville Road and Coronation Avenue are predicted to be inundated along several sections in a 500-year event, with floodwaters from Mooball Creek and Cudgera Creek connecting overland through the CBD area. Almost the entire area of Pottsville Village is

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predicted to be inundated in a PMF event, with depths of water of up to 2m. This area is also predicted to become a major flow path with the connection of floodwaters from Mooball Creek and Cudgera Creek in a PMF event. POTTSVILLE WATERS AND BLACK ROCKS ESTATES: Both are predicted to remain flood free for all flood events up to (and including) the 100-year event. In a 500-year ARI design event, floodwaters are to inundate most of these filled estates north of McKenzie Avenue as water from the Sheens Creek floodplain to the west join waters from Mooball Creek to the east. The entire area is predicted to be underwater in a PMF event, with peak flood levels of up to 5.6m AHD at the southern end. Peak flood depths of up to 3m in places are predicted, across the estates, although flow velocities remain low. BURRINGBAR: Overland flooding is predicted in relatively frequent flood events (i.e. five-year event) along Burringbar Creek, and affecting residential properties around Hunter Street and Tweed Valley Way south of the Burringbar Creek bridge with depths of up to 2m. Properties on the southern side of the Broadway begin to be affected in the 10 to 20-year event, as the creek breaks out and water travels northwards. In a 100year event, many parts of the township are predicted to be inundated by flooding from Burringbar Creek, including rural residential development in Greenvale Court. In a PMF event, the entire area between Burringbar Creek and Burringbar Road is to be inundated, and the railway line is to be overtopped in two sections. It is noted that Burringbar Creek is relatively constrained by the topography in this area, so that the extent of flooding does not vary much between the different flood events (except for extreme events like the PMF). This also means that the flood-

waters cannot spread out, thus high velocities and/or depths are predicted. MOOBALL: Similar to Burringbar township, with extensive developed areas to be inundated in the five-year event. It is noted that backwater flooding is also predicted to the south of the railway line and Tweed Valley Way. In a PMF event, the entire township of Mooball to be inundated, extending some 250m south of the Tweed Valley Way. High peak depths and velocities are predicted to the north of the railway line, with most of the floodplain subject to high flood flows. CRABBES CREEK: Although Crabbes Creek is predicted to break out at the Crabbes Creek Road bridge in a five-year design flood event, the inundation is not predicted to reach the school and general store (at the road) up to the 100-year ARI design event. In a PMF event, the entire township is predicted to be underwater, with the main path to convey flood waters (high to medium flows) breaking out of the creek and into the back of the school and general store parcels. WOOYUNG: Wooyung Road is predicted to be inundated first at the canal crossing west of Tea Tree Road by floodwaters from the Crabbes Creek and Burringbar Creek catchments. It is then predicted to be overtopped east of Tea Tree Road when floodwaters from Mooball Creek backup to the south in the vicinity of the Wooyung Caravan Park. In a 100-year event, the canal crossing flow path is predicted to change from low flow to medium flow, as velocities increase across the road. The floodplain east of Tea Tree Road is constrained by the coastal dune system, resulting in little variation from the relatively frequent floods to the 500-year event. In a PMF event the entire length of Wooyung Road east of the high ground (where it turns eastwards) is to be overtopped with depths of up to 4m in some places. www.tweedecho.com.au

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Nolan works for Tweed gallery The Tweed River Art Gallery will be the first regional gallery to host a new travelling exhibition, opening next Friday, featuring 80 works by Australian art icon Sidney Nolan. The exhibition, from the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, called Sidney Nolan: the Gallipoli series, will be on show from Friday, January 22 until Sunday, March 14. Nolan spent 20 years working on the series of paintings, inspired by the Gallipoli campaign. Assistant gallery director Anne Schardin is looking forward to their arrival. It’s a big thing for the gallery,’ she said. ‘Sidney Nolan is an Australian icon, we’re very lucky to have been chosen to be the first to show the exhibition.’ Nolan’s brother, a soldier, was killed in an accident before the end of World War II. The artist donated the collection to the War Memorial in 1978 in memory of his brother. Before the exhibition opening at 5.30pm on Friday, January 22, curator Lola Wilkins will present a talk which will be repeated on Saturday, January 23, at 2pm. On Thursday, February 11, the public is invited to bring war memorabilia to the gallery from 10.30am to 2pm where experts from the war memo-

Artists draw breath in joint show

Tweed artists Gabriela Soelkner (standing), Donna Malone, Jude Roberts and Michael Baartz together with some of their artworks at the Tweed River Art Gallery, from their collaborative exhibition entitled Drawing Breath which closes on Sunday. The exhibition is one of several showing concurrently till Sunday, including Here be Monsters (works inspired by mythical beasts, by Michelle Dawson) and Step Right Up! The Circus in Australian Art (a touring exhibition of circus-inspired art). Photo Jeff ‘Breathless’ Dawson

Take a free peek behind the scenes Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes at the Tweed River Art Gallery? Then come along to a free information session led by gallery director Susi Detail from Sidney Nolan’s 1977 painting Head of Gallipoli Muddiman on Saturday, JanuSoldier Saluting, one of the works in the travelling exhibition ary 30, at 11am. on show soon at the Tweed River Art Gallery. The dedicated volunteers rial can provide information For more information call who work behind the recepon pieces and offer advice on the Tweed River Art Gallery on tion counter at the gallery know just how many visitors how to care for them. 02 6670 2790.

from across the region and the country express their amazement at the range and scope of exhibitions on display each time they visit. Gallery director Susi Muddiman said visitors were always curious about how it all comes together. ‘With almost 70,000 visitors each year, there are plenty of questions to be answered.

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Govt harpooned by whaling dilemma Volume 2 #18

January 14, 2010

Whale wars While many of us enjoy the sight of a humpback whale breaching off our coast, and the local tourism industry benefits from the whales’ migration, over the horizon to the south whales are slaughtered each year in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary by the Fisheries Agency of Japan’s whaling fleet. Some sanctuary. The International Whaling Commission and the Australian government are impotent in the face of this slaughter, no matter what deputy PM Julia Gillard says about diplomacy or international courts. In reality, nations invoke ‘national sovereignty’ when they choose to ignore international law – which is why, for instance, US soldiers are not subject to the International Criminal Court – and there’s nothing Australia can do about it from a political level. There is probably not much the Australian government wants to do anyway, given Japan’s status as a major trading partner – hence the pussyfooting around. In the face of such impotence, it is no wonder the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (www.seashepherd.org) was founded. It works at the very pointy end of protest, as was shown last week when its ship Ady Gil was destroyed by the whale fleet’s ‘security’ vessel Shonan Maru No. 2. It was very lucky that no-one was killed. The whaling industry’s PR shell, the Institute of Cetacean Research (www.icrwhale.org), sprang into action, accusing the Ady Gil of trying to ram its much larger ship. As a public relations exercise, the ICR is a joke, trying to defend the practice of whaling on the grounds of scientific research. It’s like shooting your mother and telling you it was done for health reasons. So how effective is Sea Shepherd’s captain Paul Watson in saving whales? No doubt he and his crew have interfered with the whale fleet’s program and alerted a worldwide audience to the slaughter. But are the testosterone-charged old bulls in charge of the Fisheries Agency of Japan more likely to see red than to give up? A law unto himself – not unlike nation states but without his own army – Watson’s version of direct action extends to ‘monkeywrenching’ – tactics which involve sabotage. It led to Watson being ousted from the Greenpeace board in 1977 and to his formation of Sea Shepherd. Greenpeace (www.greenpeace.org), on the other hand, continues to support NVDA – non violent direct action. In an appeal to grassroots Japanese sentiment, Greenpeace has set up a communications centre in Aomori, Japan’s northern fishing district. A survey of 1,051 Japanese people, aged 15-60 years, by Nippon Research Centre Ltd on behalf of Greenpeace, found that ‘71 percent of Japanese don’t support their government’s whaling program in the Southern Ocean, while 87 percent were unaware that the whaling program was subsidised with 500 million yen (AU$8.59 million) of taxpayer’s money each year. ‘Many Japanese imagine modern whaling that involves small boats hunting individual whales along Japan’s coastline. It often comes as a shock when they see images of the massive factory vessel, the Nisshin Maru, which leads a highly industrialised fleet of whaling ships to the Antarctic annually.’ Winning hearts and minds in Japan seems to be the way to go. However there is an omen in a placard on Greenpeace Australia’s website: ‘There Is No Planet B’. If nation states continue in their cavalier attitude to the Earth’s biological integrity – which keeps us alive, by the way – then they are likely to breed more Paul Watsons. – Michael McDonald

et’s be clear about it: Australia is not going to declare war on Japan over whaling. This is probably just as well for everyone concerned, including the whales; it was the last war with Japan which gave us the problem in the first place. Shortly after the Japanese surrendered, Douglas Macarthur, the American supremo overseeing the allied occupation, was faced with a major food shortage and suggested that whale meat might be a useful supplement. The Japanese, forbidden by the terms of surrender from keeping a navy or any other kind of defence force, jumped at the chance to get back on the high seas and the rest, as they say, is history. So much for the great Japanese tradition of killing and eating whales; it was supposed to be a short-term expedient for a starving nation. Even now, most Japanese, like people everywhere, prefer beef, lamb or other types of sea food; the latter diet has its own conservation issues, but none as emotive as whaling. Before 1945 whales were indeed hunted by some native communities, but the hunt was small, local and sustainable. Now it has become an issue of national pride, and while the Japanese might neither need nor savour the product, they are not about to give it up because some ockers tell them to. So just what can the ockers do about it, apart from screaming until they go blue in the face? Some excitable souls have suggested a boycott of Japanese goods but boycotts can work both ways. China has just overtaken Japan as Australia’s biggest trading partner,

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but Japan remains a huge and massively important customer. An end to trade would effectively kill off the Australian economy almost overnight. So forget about that one. Diplomacy has always been the course preferred by government, but it has not achieved much so far, and in any case has been compromised by what the Japanese see as Australia’s covert sup-

and with good reason. Any legal action by Australia would have to be based on one of two grounds. The first is that the Japanese are trespassing in Australian waters against Australian law, a proposition which has already been upheld in the Australian Federal Court. This relies on the validity of Australia’s claim to a large slice of Antarctic Territory and on the surrounding

It has become an issue of national pride, and the Japanese are not about to give it up because some ockers tell them to. by Mungo MacCallum port for sabotage operations by organisations such as Sea Shepherd. There is no doubt that Sea Shepherd has been effective in harassing the whalers and limiting their catch; the violent and potentially homicidal response makes that clear enough. But it has only strengthened the Tokyo government’s resolve to press on; again, national pride is involved. So if war is not an option, economic sanctions would be counterproductive and diplomacy has proved ineffective, what is left? Only what the Rudd government obviously regards as the weapon of last resort, the legal action which was so fiercely promised two and a half years ago. Environment Minister Peter Garrett insists that it is still a serious and genuine threat if nothing comes of the latest round of talks through the International Whaling Commission, but he is clearly reluctant to implement it;

seas up to the 200 mile limit. Japan does not recognise this claim; well, Japan wouldn’t, would it? But nor does almost anyone else. The modern international consensus is that Antarctica should belong to the world at large and not be exploited by individual nations, and the same applies to the waters around it. Australia’s claim to sovereignty is therefore seen as old fashioned nationalism, even neo-colonialism. And of course, it is unenforceable; there is no way that Australia could ever defend or even police the area. There is certainly a view held by many, though not all, countries that Antarctic waters should be a sanctuary, especially for endangered species of whale, but once again no one is going to go to war to protect them. It is hard to see an international court accepting that Australia has the legal right to throw the Japanese out.

But aren’t the Japanese there under false pretences, the absurd fiction that their whaling is for the purposes of scientific research? Sure they are; everyone knows it, and in recent times even Tokyo has gone very close to admitting it. The Environment Minister in the new government, Sakihito Ozawa, in a recent justification for the annual hunt, spoke not of research but of Japan’s right to eat whale meat. And the IWC has a moratorium on all forms of commercial whaling; so surely Japan is in breach of it? Yes, beyond any reasonable doubt; but prove it. In 2008 Australia sent the Oceanic Viking to collect evidence of Japanese activities for its potential court case, and the Viking duly returned with videos of Japanese killing whales. But this was never in dispute. What the videos don’t and can’t show is the Japanese not doing scientific research on the remains. And even if they somehow managed to prove this negative, it is not clear that it would be a matter for the International Court of Justice: the moratorium is simply an agreement between the members of the IWC. Japan could easily claim that it is not a legally enforceable contract, and that therefore Japan is not bound by it. As always, litigation would be a morass, and the government is sensible to steer clear of it for as long as possible. But time is running out; if there is no progress in the next few months, Rudd will have to take the risk, if only to maintain his own political credibility. It may not help the whales much, but they are not the only creatures endangered in the current brawl.

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Building the road to ruin at Chinderah ■ Thank you for your article (24/12/09) regarding the upgrade of Ozone Street. My husband and myself have been residents of the Tweed Heritage Caravan Park for about 18 months and enjoy the environment.We often walk along the mentioned road and enjoy feeding the fish and watching the birdlife. We are in utter agreement with the other residents of the park and think this is a ludicrous notion for such a little development and also wonder if there is a hidden agenda. Even if there isn’t any such thing, it would be a great pity if the fish and other life in the waterway were destroyed, as well as the danger of acid sulfate soils seeping into the Tweed River. We are also concerned about the flooding aspect which may occur owing to the road being heightened causing a backlash of water.

The present Federal Member for Richmond, Justine Elliot, needs to watch her political step. Last November the Minister for Health, Nicola Roxon, substantially lowered the Federal refund from $623 to $340 for those many older people who needed a cataract operation. Ms Elliot is no doubt aware that quite a large percentage of Richmond’s residents are pensioners. With a rising number needing this operation, unworthy money-grabbing from such people, has effectively placed a bomb under Ms Elliot’s seat at the next election. Having won Richmond by Marie and Graham Ellen a fairly small number of votes Chinderah at the last election and with the possibility of an election in early 2010, Ms Elliot, thanks to ■ Why has the council apher parliamentary colleague, proved an 830-metre road for might well lose her seat. J Hall ing uncollected in the sun for Murwillumbah two weeks. Did any council genius calculate the amount of water Wasted The complete moral, ethical which will be wasted by this and corporate bankruptcy rinsing process? The average of the Tweed Shire Council family with one or two chilis nowhere better illustrated dren probably uses up to three than in the new waste man- two-litre milk containers per week. To rinse these probably agement regime. First, the switch to two, or uses around 500ml per conthree, separate bins for do- tainer. So let’s say 1.5 litres of rinse mestic waste collections, each requiring a different truck water for 45 thousand-odd run, has increased the carbon families. That’s 67, 500 litres of footprint of waste disposal water per week or three andvehicles by a minimum two a-half million litres of water hundred percent. And this at per year wasted just for milk a time when council tells us containers alone. And not only do we, the it is looking again at its global ratepayers, foot the bill for warming reduction strategy. Secondly, the yellow bins for this water which the Tweed recyclables are collected only has neither the catchment nor fortnightly and now cater for the rainfall to sustain, but we all types of cans and bottles, also get to do all Solo Waste’s in addition to plastics, paper pre-sorting for them. Do we get paid for this? Do and glass. Council advises we rinse we get a rates discount for this cans, bottles etc to make their unpaid labor? Of course not. The ‘other’ morons, those on job easier, and to reduce the council, sail blithely on using odour from these bins stand-

Ozone Street, Chinderah, that is going to be access to a fourlot industrial block for heavy vehicles? It is going to cause a lot of damage to our homes and the abundant wildlife that lives there. It appears the devolopers are concrete lining the ‘drain’ (which was called a natural waterway up until now) that is a breeding ground for all the fish. Somehow I dont think the fish would like that, do you? The acid sulfate that is going to go into the water is going to be damaging. If there is hardly any fish in the Tweed River now, then there definetly wont be any when this the road is finished! I can see how much damage this road is going to cause to our natural enviroment. There is at least two other options, but it seems our beautiful wildlife don’t seem to matter. Carolyn Armitage

Chinderah I was born and bred in the Tweed. I consider myself to be lucky and even privileged to

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water we don’t have, expanding a carbon footprint we’re supposedly trying to reduce, and expecting the ratepayers to perform the work of a private contractor who we are already paying to do that very same work. I challenge council to hold an open inquiry into the costing and contract process of waste collection in the Tweed. Jeremy Cornford

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Overpaid I read with disgust (in your latest issue of the Tweed Echo (24/12/09) that ‘council has endorsed fees of $200 an hour for members of the newly formed joint regional planning panel (JRPP) to cover site inspections and meetings’. I’m not sure if the ‘$200 an hour for members’ is for all the members combined or if it is $200 per hour per individual member. If it is per $200 per hour for

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have had the opportunity to grow up in this beautiful area. As a child, fish and crabs were abundant and we used to sit on the rocks of the river and eat oysters straight from the shell. Today however, I buy my fish and oysters as I know they are safe to eat coming from a seafood market. I travelled and lived away for a number or years but have come home to stay as the Tweed is my home. In August of 2009, a report card was produced by the Tweed Shire Council stating that the waterways and catchments of the Tweed were in very poor condition. It was said that if the total load of nutrients was not reduced, the effect would be devastating, causing increased algal blooms and death of sea grass beds which is vital to a healthy ecosystem. In October of 2009 the ‘Road to Ruin’ (construction of Ozone Street alongside the Tweed Heritage Caravan Park) was approved. Is this the management plan that Council has

in place for Chinderah? I bought my home in the Tweed Heritage Caravan Park in October last year just days before this development was approved. The reason I bought my home here was because of the beautiful location. I actually back onto the creek that will be concreted! I have a nine-year-old son and felt that a home here would be a beautiful safe place where he could play and have the freedom that I did as a child living on the Tweed River. Believe me it was very difficult to tell him that this road has been approved. He just can’t understand how anyone, especially the local council who are supposed to have the best interests of the Tweed in mind when decision making can approve something so wrong. He can’t understand how they can be so bad! You can imagine my shock and disgust, not only because of the damage that will be done to this part of the river, but also by the secrecy of the applica-

tion and subsequent approval. Just yesterday I was talking to a long time home owner here at Chinderah whose family has been here for generations in Ann Street. This lady did not know anything about the development of the road. Shouldn’t long time ratepaying residents have the right to know that a development has been proposed and approved that will inadvertently affect everything they have known and loved about this beautiful place all their lives? I am sick at the thought of Chinderah being ruined forever which is what will happen if this development goes ahead. A breeding ground for fish will be gone. Natural habitat for so many native birds and animals will be gone. Yet the council is going to spend ratepayers money on preserving and enhancing the waterways of the Tweed. None of this makes sense to me!

each individual JRPP member, then I find it to be a bloody obscene amount of money to have to pay out for another unwanted government bureaucrat! Just to have them come and tell us what we can and can’t do in our own shire. I find it particularly nauseating when you consider that most low skilled adult workers around the Murwillumbah area are lucky if they can get paid $20 per hour. (Even sometimes as low as $16.50 per hour) Why do these government bureaucrats think that they are somehow worth ten times the amount of money per hour, when comparing themselves to other workers who have to go out and earn a living through sheer hard physical toil? I would dearly love to see some (no, make that all!) of these government bureaucrats do a full months’ work in some of the highly physically demanding jobs, combined

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Our precious pets are more than just friends; they’re part of your Furry Family! At the Tweed Coast Vet we take great pleasure in doing just about anything for your Furry Family. We have puppy preschool classes, take tails off rats, clean cats’ teeth, perform bone surgery on dogs that argue with cars, deliver pups, take xrays, even do blood tests, ultrasounds and take blood pressure - and we do this every day of the week. (Including Sundays!) Because our precious pets don’t choose which day of the week to get sick, we are now open from 9-2pm, Saturdays and Sundays with no surcharge. Come in and visit today!

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Perfect Smile Tweed Valley Denture Clinic provides a friendly, caring, efficient service for all your denture needs. Conveniently located on the ground floor with wheelchair access in Main Street, Murwillumbah (next to the Imperial Hotel). They provide a free initial, no obligation consultation to assess your individual denture requirements and before any treatment begins you will receive a quotation covering the total cost of the denture services. The staff at Tweed Valley Denture Clinic believe it is essential to have dentures examined every two years to assess their fit and function before complications occur. This consultation is also free. Seniors Card holders and Pensioners receive a 5% discount off all denture services and Veterans and Medicare EPC patients are welcome.

131 Main Street, Murwillumbah. Please call (02) 6672 4618 for appointments.

Pests a problem? Surekil Pest Control is a local owner-operated company that has been servicing the Tweed and Gold Coast since 1998. All our technicians are fully qualified, licensed, insured and experienced technicians and have received extensive training in both termite management and all aspects of pest control. At Surekil, we pride ourselves on being industry leaders in termite and pest management. We have state-of-the-art specialist equipment such as Moisture Meters, Boroscopes, Termatrac (microwave technology) and a Thermal Imaging Camera to ensure that we maintain our edge. We offer a range of termite treatments and warranties for termite damage. We also offer ‘No Interest Payment Plans’ for some termite treatments.* Conditions apply. Surekil Pest Control are members of the Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association (AEPMA) and are founder members of PestCert, (see www. pestcert.com.au), the industry’s prestigious accreditation program.

Ring and talk to our friendly office staff for any pest or termite advice on FREECALL 1800 991 322

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Sunbeam Solar Systems have been servicing the local area for 12 years installing standalone and grid feed solar power systems. We were one of the first to install grid interact in the Tweed/Byron area before it became accepted by the mainstream as a technology in reducing one’s carbon footprint and energy costs. Sunbeam Solar can help you access Government Rebates and Green Loans so you can take advantage of the new Government 60cents per kilowatt hour feed-in tariff. We also now have the exciting new Selectronic SP Pro grid interact/standalone inverter which allows you to have your own back up power system and feed to the grid. Still dealing in quality Sharp solar modules and Chinese lines also available. Contact Syd on 6679 7228.

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6.00 Sunrise World News And Weatherwatch 9.00 Kids’ Programs Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia 10.30 Seven News The Colony 11.00 Medibank International Tennis From Ancient Beauty: Ancient China Sydney Going Bush: Rodeo Country Classical Destinations Worchester & 5.00 Home Improvement Aldeburgh 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 4.30 The Journal 6.00 Prime News 5.00 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 6.30 Seven News 6.00 2010 Dakar Rally Daily Highlights 7.00 How I Met Your Mother (PG) From France 7.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer 6.30 World News 8.30 Last Days Of Michael Jackson (M) 7.30 Trawlermen Interviews with close friends, manager 8.30 The Nest (G) and personal nurse reveal Michael’s extreme work schedule, complex 9.30 World News Australia health problems and addiction to the 10.00 Erotic Tales (MA) drug Diprivan 11.10 Arctic Monkeys At The Manchester 9.30 Medibank International Tennis From Apollo Sydney 12.35 Movie: Forbidden To Forbid (M 2007) 11.30 AAMI Kooyong Classic Tennis From Brazilian drama about students witMelbourne nessing police corruption and brutality. 1.30 Infomercials Stars Caio Blat, Maria Flor, Alexandre Rodrigues 2.25 Weatherwatch

4.30 G.P. (PG) 5.30 The Einstein Factor 6.00 Kids’ Programs 11.10 Skyland 11.35 M.I. High 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Poirot (PG) 1.30 Surviving Katrina 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.05 The National Parks 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 The Old Guys (G) 8.35 Midsomer Murders (M) 10.15 Very Small Business (M) 10.45 Late Edition News 10.55 The Graham Norton Show Anna Paquin, David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Paolo Nutini (PG) 11.45 rage (M)

6.00 6.00 6.30 7.35 8.30

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6.00 Kids Time 9.00 Sons & Daughters 9.30 Home & Away 10.00 Upstairs, Downstairs 11.00 Extreme Love Splits 12.00 Headland 1.00 Heartbeat 2.00 Shortland Street 2.30 Coronation Street 3.00 Emmerdale 3.30 Kitchen Time 6.00 The Jay Leno Show 7.00 Mother & Son 7.30 Airline USA 8.30 Escape To The Country 9.30 60 Minute Makeover 10.30 How Not To Decorate (M) 11.30 Cheaters (M)

12.20 Movie: Great Day (PG B&W 1936) Women charity workers in a small village during war years. Stars Eric Portman, Flora Robson, Isabel Jeans 1.45 AFL Friday Finals Night

PRIME

TEN

NBN

6.00 Early News 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 9am Summertime 11.00 Ten News 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Infomercial 4.00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 The 7pm Project 7.30 Malcolm In The Middle 8.30 Hit List TV 9.30 Movie: Ghost (M 1990) Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg 12.10 Outrageous Fortune (M) 1.10 Sports Tonight 1.40 The 7pm Project 2.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion

ONE HD 6.00 National Football League Playoffs 8.30 I Fish 9.00 Motorsport 10.00 College Basketball 12.00 NBA Basketball 5.15 Omnisport

5.30 6.00 6.30 7.30 9.30

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10.00 Sports Soup 10.30 America’s Game 11.30 NBA Basketball 1.30 Sports Tonight 2.00 Omnisport 2.30 College Basketball 4.30 Tread BMX 5.00 World Series Sprintcars

TEN

5.00am to 6.00pm World News and Weatherwatch

6.30 7.30 8.30 9.35

World News Australia Don Matteo (PG) Unit One (M) Movie: Curandero (MAV 2005) American horror. Stars Carlos Gallardo, Gizeht Galatea, Gabriel Pingarron 11.15 Movie: A Bittersweet Life (MAV 2005) South Korean action adventure. Stars Lee Byung-hun, Yong-chun, Shin Min-ah 1.20 Weatherwatch

10.00 Third Test Cricket Australia v Pakistan LIVE from Hobart 12.30 The Cricket Show 1.00 Cricket continues 6.00 NBN News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Motorway Patrol 8.30 Movie: The Island (M 2005) In 2019 a lottery win means a person gets the chance to move to the only other uncontaminated area left on Earth. Stars Scarlett Johansson, Ewan McGregor 11.30 Nightline 12.00 Movie: All About The Benjamins (AV15+ 2002) Ice Cube, Mike Epps 1.50 Movie: Shalako (PG 1968) European aristocrats have a run-in with apaches. Stars Brigitte Bardot, Sean Connery, Honor Blackman 4.00 Infomercial 4.30 Good Morning America

GO! 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 Entertainment Tonight 11.00 TMZ 11.30 The Partridge Family 12.00 Frasier 12.30 Seinfeld 1.00 The Hills 2.00 Charlie’s Angels 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 The Nanny 4.00 Kids’ Programs 5.00 I Dream Of Jeannie 5.30 Bewitched 6.00 The Flintstones 6.30 The Jetsons 7.00 Entertainment Tonight 7.30 Frasier 8.00 Seinfeld 8.30 Black Adder II (M) 9.30 Movie: Blade II (M 2002) Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman 12.00 Seinfeld 12.30 TMZ 1.00 Black Adder II (M) 2.00 Movie: Osmosis Jones (PG 2001) Chris Rock, Laurence Fishburne, David Hyde 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 The Partridge Family 5.30 The Flintstones

NBN

6.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Kids’ Programs 5.00 World News And Weatherwatch 1.00 A Season Of Opera 7.00 Saturday Disney 10.00 Hit List TV 2.35 Acrobats And Maniacs Cirque 9.00 Movie: Hounded (G 2001) Tahj Mowry, 12.00 Jayco Bay Cycling Classic Nouveau Shia Labeouf, Craig Kirkwood 2.00 Escape With ET 3.35 True Stories Artists of the Kimberley 11.00 Saturday Club Summer 2.30 Saving Babies 4.00 Every Picture Tells A Story 12.00 Jonas 3.00 Life Is Wild 1.00 AAMI Kooyong Classic Tennis From 4.00 The Doctors 4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer Melbourne 5.00 Ten News 5.30 The Passionate Apprentices (G) 5.00 What Not To Wear (PG) 5.30 Sports Tonight 6.00 2010 Dakar Rally Daily Highlights 6.00 Seven News 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 World News Australia 6.30 No Leave, No Life (G) 6.30 Merlin 7.30 Mythbusters 7.00 Borderline (PG) 7.30 Movie: Back To The Future II (PG 8.30 Iron Chef 7.30 Medibank International Tennis From 1989) Michael J Fox, Christopher Lloyd, 9.20 Rockwiz (PG) Sydney Lea Thompson 10.00 Movie: Control (M 2007) English 9.40 Movie: Black Hawk Down (AV15+ biography of Joy Division front man Ian 9.30 Movie: Gone In Sixty Seconds (M 2000) Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, 2001) Elite US soldiers drop into Curtis, a tortured soul who committed Giovanni Ribisi Somalia. Stars Ewan McGregor, Eric suicide on the eve of the band’s first US Bana, Tom Sizemore, Jason Isaacs tour. Stars Sam Riley, Samantha Morton 11.45 Movie: Resident Evil (AV 2002) Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Ryan 12.35 Sex And The City (MA15+) 12.05 SOS (M) McCluskey 2.00 Infomercials 1.05 NEWStopia (M) 2.00 Infomercials 4.00 Religion 1.35 Matrioshki Thai Sex Trade (MA) 2.35 Weatherwatch

SBS 2

5.30 Today 9.00 Hi-5 9.30 The Shak

6.00 Infomercials 7.00 Weekend Today 9.00 Kids’ Programs 10.00 Third Test Cricket Australia v Pakistan LIVE from Hobart 12.30 The Cricket Show 1.00 Cricket continues 6.00 NBN News 6.30 Wipeout 7.30 Crusoe 8.40 Lotto 10.30 Movie: Minority Report (M 2001) In 2054 a Department of Precrime prevents murders before they are committed. Stars Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Kathryn Morris, Samantha Morton 1.20 Movie: Sweet Revenge (M 1998) Two people save each other from jumping off a bridge and plot to avenge the people who drove them to suicide. Stars Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, Kristin Scott Thomas 3.10 Mad TV (M) 4.00 Infomercials

7 TWO

ONE HD

6.00 AFL Footy Flashbacks 8.30 Leyland Brothers World 9.30 Movie: The Jennie Project (G 2001) Lance Guest, Sheila Kelley 11.00 Movie: Fielder’s Choice (G 2005) Chad Lowe, K’Sun Ray 12.30 Movie: Stepsister From Planet Weird (G 2000) Courtnee Draper, Tamara Hope 2.15 Movie: Up, Up And Away (PG 2000) Robert Townsend, Sherman Hemsley 3.45 Movie: The Horse Soldiers (G 1959) William Holden, Constance Towers 6.00 The Benny Hill Show 6.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer 7.30 In The Bush With Malcolm Douglas 8.30 10 Years Younger In 10 Days 9.30 60 Minute Makeover 10.30 Monster House 11.30 Club Reps 12.00 Cheaters 1.00 AFL Saturday’s Grand Final Night

6.00 National Football League Playoffs 8.30 NFL Game Day 9.00 Motorsport 10.00 Mecum Auto Auction 11.00 Transworld Sport 12.00 Super X 1.00 TNA Xplosion 2.00 Jayco Bay Cycling Classic 4.00 Omnisport 4.30 Powerboating 5.00 Australian Fishing Championships 6.00 Escape With ET 6.30 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures 7.30 Sports Tonight

8.00 AFL Elimination Final 2009 10.00 The Poker Star 11.00 UFC Wired 12.00 Sports Soup 12.30 Boxing A2Z 1.25 Bundesliga Football 3.30 Omnisport 4.00 College Basketball

GO! 6.00 Kid’s Programs 1.00 Get Smart 2.00 Seinfeld 3.00 Frasier 4.00 Hogan’s Heroes 5.00 Green Acres 5.30 The Nanny 6.30 Get Smart 7.30 Hogan’s Heroes 8.30 Seinfeld

9.30 Movie: Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (MA) John Cho, Malin Akerman 11.20 Movie: The Big Cube (PG 1969) Tito Davison, Lana Turner, George Chakiris 1.20 Movie: The Anniversary (M 1968) Roy Ward Baker, Bette Davis, Sheila Hancock 3.30 Hogan’s Heroes 4.30 Reno 911 (M) 5.00 The Jetsons 5.30 Marine Boy

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SUNDAY 17

ABC 1

SBS 1

PRIME

TEN

NBN

5.00 rage 6.30 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Q&A 10.00 Carbon Cops 10.30 The Black Jew From Royal Swaziland 11.30 Songs Of Praise 12.00 Best Of Landline 1.00 Best Of Gardening Australia 1.30 Message Stick 2.00 Battlefield Mysteries 3.00 Scott Walker 30 Century Man 4.35 The Hit Game 5.05 Johnny O’Keefe 6.10 Paul Merton In China 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Hyena Queen 8.25 ABC News Update 8.30 Movie: Oyster Farmer (MA 2004) Alex O’Lachlan 10.00 Compass: Apocalypse Now? 10.30 She Stoops To Conquer (G) 11.00 Movie: Things To Come (PG B&W 1937) Raymond Massey 12.45 Movie: Enchanted Cottage (G B&W 1945) Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young 2.20 Artists At Work Richard Nylon 3.00 MDA (M) 4.00 The Pet Show (G)

6.25 World News 10.00 A Fork In The Road: Paris 10.30 Everyone Loves A Wedding 11.00 My Biggest Fan 12.00 2010 National Road Championships Highlights from Ballarat 1.00 Speedweek 3.00 Football Asia 3.30 The World Game 4.30 Tour Down Under Cycling Classic LIVE from Adelaide 6.00 2010 Dakar Rally Daily Highlights From France 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Lost Worlds: Unexplained Glastonbury 8.30 True Horror: Werewolf (M) 9.30 John Adams (M) 10.40 Inspector Montalbano (M) Italian crime 12.35 Movie: Climates (MA 2006) Turkish drama. Stars Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge 1.35 Weatherwatch

6.00 Religion 7.00 Weekend Sunrise 10.00 Movie: The Adventures Of Charlotte And Henry (C 2008) Animation 11.40 Home Improvement 12.00 2010 Ironman Series 2.00 According To Jim 2.30 Movie: Houseguest (PG 1995) Phil Hartman, Kim Greist, Chauncey Leopardi 5.00 The Rich List 6.00 Seven News 6.30 Mighty Ships (PG) 7.30 Border Patrol (PG) 8.00 Coastwatch (PG) 8.30 Bones (M) 9.30 Castle (M) 10.30 Movie: Sione’s Wedding (M 2006) Oscar Kightley, Iaheto Ah Hi, Shimpal Lelisi 12.30 Infomercials 5.30 Seven Early News

6.00 Religion 7.00 Kids’ Programs 8.00 River To Reef 8.30 State Focus 9.00 Infomercials 10.00 Hit List TV 12.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures 1.00 The Travel Bug 2.00 Jamie’s Fowl Dinners 3.30 The Doctors 4.30 Boys Weekend 5.00 Ten News 5.30 Sports Tonight 6.00 The Simpsons (PG) 6.30 Movie: Home Alone 2 – Lost In New York (PG 1992) Macauley Culkin, Jo Pesci, Daniel Stern 9.00 Movie: Collateral (M 2004) Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett-Smith 11.20 Movie: Escape From LA (M 1996) Kurt Russell, Steve Buscemi, Pam Grier, Peter Fonda 1.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion

6.00 Infomercials 7.00 Weekend Today 10.00 Third Test Cricket Australia v Pakistan LIVE from Hobart 12.30 The Cricket Show 1.00 Cricket continues 6.00 NBN News 6.30 I Dream A Dream – The Susan Boyle Story (PG) 7.30 Two And A Half Men 8.00 The Big Bang Theory 8.30 Movie: Miss Congeniality 2 – Armed And Fabulous (M 2005) Sandra Bullock, Treat Williams, Regina King 10.55 True CSI (AV15+) 11.55 Movie: Crush (M 2001) Three friends in their 40s meet weekly to argue which of them has the most pathetic love life. Stars Andie MacDowell, Imelda Staunton, Anna Chancellor 2.00 Skippy 2.30 Infomercials 3.30 Religion 4.00 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

SBS 2 5.00am to 6.00pm World News and Weatherwatch

6.30 World News Australia 7.30 The World Game 8.35 Tour Down Under Cycling Classic 10.05 Movie: Apres Vous (M 2003) French romantic comedy about an over generous man who sets out to help mend a suicidal stranger’s broken heart but instead ends up in a love triangle. Stars Daniel Auteuil, Sandrine Kiberlain, Jose Garcia 12.00 Weatherwatch

ABC 2 6.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Inside The Actors Studio 7.00 1 Giant Leap 7.30 Pride And Prejudice 8.30 Cold Feet (M) 9.30 Filth (MA) The Mary Whitehouse story 11.00 Gideon’s Daughter (M) 12.50 Close

MONDAY 18

ABC 1

SBS 1

4.30 G.P. (PG) 5.30 The Einstein Factor 6.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Best Of Landline 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Rain Shadow 1.30 The Cook And The Chef 2.00 The Bill 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 An Island Parish 6.30 Once A Soldier 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 Elders With Andrew Denton: Helen Thomas Ex-White House Bureau Chief 8.40 Secrets Of The Forbidden City 10.10 Freezing (M) 10.45 Late Edition News 10.55 Hannibal: Enemy Of Rome (M) 12.30 Movie: Star Of Midnight (PG B&W 1935) William Powell, Ginger Rogers 2.00 Artscape: Artists At Work 2.30 MDA (M) 3.30 Island Life: Kangaroo Island In the 1920s animal species at risk on our mainland were released on Kangaroo Island to ensure their survival

5.20 1.00 1.30 2.30

World News and Weatherwatch Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia Million Dollar Traders The Thirties In Colour Adventures in the Americas 3.30 Are We Alone In The Universe? 4.30 The Journal 5.00 The Crew 5.30 Futbol Mundial 6.00 2010 Dakar Rally Daily Highlights 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Classic Unseen Top Gear (PG) 8.35 Man Vs Wild Sahara 9.30 World News 10.00 The Fixer (M) 10.50 Entourage (MA) 11.25 Jacquie Brown Diaries 11.50 Movie: In Your Dreams (M 2005) French drama about a young rapper who dreams of making the big time. Stars Beatrice Dalle, Disiz La Peste, Alex Descas 1.40 Weatherwatch

ABC 2

6.30 World News Australia 7.30 The Truth About Cigarettes 8.30 Two Of Us: The Two Donnies (PG) Greyhound trainers and owners 9.00 Movie: Rosenstrasse (M 2003) German drama. Stars Katja Riemann, Maria Schrader, Doris Schade 11.20 Movie: Round Trip (M 2004) Italian comedy. Stars Libero de Rienzo, Vanessa Encontrada, Kabir Bedi 1.10 Weatherwatch

SBS 2 5.00am to 6.00pm World News and Weatherwatch

5.30 Can We Help? 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Little Angels (G) 6.30 Scrapheap Challenge 7.30 The Colbert Report

8.00 Teenage Kicks (PG) 8.30 Jack Osbourne (M) 9.30 Doctor Who 10.30 Massive (M) 11.00 London Live: hard-Fi 11.30 Death Note (M) 12.00 Close

TUESDAY 19

ABC 1 4.30 G.P. (PG) 5.30 The Einstein Factor 6.00 Kids’ Programs 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Super Cockroach 1.30 The Cook And The Chef 2.00 The Bill 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Beachcomber Cottage 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 Bush Slam: Yarrabah 8.30 Travels With A Tangerine (M) Magicians and mystics 9.35 Been Rich All My Life Former Harlem showgirls reform as a dancing troupe 10.30 Late Edition News 10.45 The Cut (M) 11.40 Poirot (PG) 12.30 Movie: The Little Minister (G 1934) Katharine Hepburn 2.30 Artists At Work: Roadkill (M) 3.00 MDA (M) 3.55 Good Game (M)

SBS 1 5.20 World News And Weatherwatch 1.00 Movie: My Teacher, Mr Kim (PG 2003) South Korean comedy. Stars Cha Seung-won, Byun Hee-bong 3.05 Spacefiles: The Universe Unveiled 3.30 Parent Rescue 4.00 Wine Lovers’ Guide To Australia 4.30 The Journal 5.00 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 6.00 Tour Down Under Cycling Highlights 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Obama’s America 8.30 Big Love (M) 9.30 World News Australia 10.05 Hot Docs: Sicko Michael Moore’s doco about the US health care industry 12.10 Movie: Nina’s Home (PG 2005) French drama. Stars Agnew Jaoui, Sarah Adler, Katia Lewkowicz 2.05 The Book That Shook The World (M) Censorship laws in 60s and early 70s 3.05 Weatherwatch

ABC 2 5.30 Can We Help? 6.00 ABC News Breakfast

9.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 A Place In Greece (G) 6.30 Scrapheap Challenge 7.30 The Colbert Report 8.00 Lead Balloon (PG) 8.35 Murphy’s Law (M) 9.30 The Wire (MA) 10.30 Party Animals (M) 11.20 Up In Town: Bijou (G) 11.30 The Last Word Monologues (M) 12.05 Close

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SBS 2 5.00am to 6.00pm World News and Weatherwatch

6.30 7.30 8.30 8.30 9.00

World News Australia Dangerous Liaisons (PG) The Safe House (G) Tour Down Under Cycling Highlights Movie: Gone With The Woman (M 2007) Norwegian romantic comedy. Stars Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Marian Saastad Ottensen, Henrik Mestad 10.35 Movie: La Petite Chartreuse (PG 2005) French drama. Stars Olivier Gourmet, Marie-José Croze 12.15 Weatherwatch

7 TWO 6.00 AFL Footy Flashbacks 8.30 Kids Time 12.00 Harry’s Practice 12.30 Movie: Marty (PG 1955) Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Clair, Joe Mantell 2.10 Movie: Sealed Cargo (PG 1951) Dana Andrews, Claude Rains 3.45 Movie: Rocky IV (PG 1985) Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young 5.30 Movie: Splash (PG 1984) Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, Eugene Levy 7.30 Movie: The New Poseidon Adventure (M 2006) Adam Baldwin, Steve Guttenberg, Alexa Hamilton 10.40 Movie: New Port South (M 2001) Todd Field, Kevin Christy, Will Estes 12.30 Movie: The Falcon In San Francisco (PG B&W 1945) Tom Conway, Rita Corday 1.45 AFL

ONE HD 6.00 NFL Game Day 6.30 Sports Unlimited 7.30 College Basketball 10.00 NBA Basketball 12.00 National Football League Playoffs 3.30 Body & Brain Overhaul 4.00 Omnisport 4.30 Beach Volleyball 5.00 I Fish 5.30 World Series Sprintcars 6.30 Drive 7.00 World’s Strongest Man 7.30 Sports Tonight 8.00 Super X 9.00 Moto GP Classics 10.00 Drag Racing 11.00 Drift 11.30 BMX Mega Tour 12.30 Omnisport 12.55 Serie A Football 2.55 TNA Xplosion 3.50 Transworld Sport 4.45 NFL Game Day 5.15 Tread BMX 5.45 Omnisport

TEN

NBN

6.00 Ten Early News 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 9am Summertime 11.00 Ten News 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Infomercial 4.00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 Malcolm In The Middle 6.30 Neighbours (G) 7.00 The 7pm Project 8.00 The All New Simpsons (PG) 8.30 Movie: Speed (M 1994) Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Dennis Hopper 10.50 Late News With Sports Tonight 11.35 The 7pm Project 12.35 The Late Show With David Letterman

5.30 Today 9.00 Hi-5 9.30 The Shak 10.00 Third Test Cricket Australia v Pakistan LIVE from Hobart 12.30 The Cricket Show 1.00 Cricket continues 6.00 Evening News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Two And A Half Men (PG) 8.00 The Middle (PG) 8.25 Lotto 8.30 The Mentalist (M) 9.30 CSI: Miami 10.30 Flashpoint (M) 11.30 Nightline 12.00 Young Lions (M) 1.00 WWE Afterburn (M) 2.00 Infomercials 3.00 Religion 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

PRIME 6.00 Sunrise 9.00 Raggs 9.30 Go Go Stop 10.00 Home Improvement 10.30 Seven Morning News 11.00 Australian Open Tennis LIVE from Melbourne 6.00 Prime News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Australian Open Tennis LIVE from Melbourne 12.30 Infomercials 5.30 Seven News

7 TWO 6.00 Kids Time 9.00 Sons & Daughters 9.30 Home & Away 10.00 Upstairs, Downstairs 11.00 Headland 12.00 The Jay Leno Show 1.00 Heartbeat 2.00 Shortland Street 2.30 Coronation Street 3.00 Emmerdale 3.30 Kitchen Time 6.00 Alf 6.30 Full House 7.00 Mother & Son 7.30 Heartbeat 8.30 Judge John Deed (M) 10.30 Infamous Assassinations (M) 11.00 Forensic Investigators (M) 12.00 Movie: Born To Kill (M B&W 1947) Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor, Walter Slezak 1.40 AFL Flashback Classics

1.20 Infomercials 4.00 Religion

ONE HD 6.00 Jayco Bay Cycling Classic 8.00 National Football League Playoffs 12.00 America’s Game 1.00 Transworld Sport 2.00 Super X 3.00 Tread BMX 3.30 Body & Brain Overhaul 4.00 Omnisport 4.30 Next Wave 5.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures 6.00 Slamball

6.30 Pro Bull Riding 7.30 The Magic Of The FA Cup 9.00 FA Classics Football 9.30 Sports Tonight 10.00 Bundesliga Football 11.10 National Football League Playoffs 1.40 Sports Tonight Late 1.55 Serie A Football 2.45 Omnisport 3.15 World Series Sprintcars

7 TWO 6.00 Kids Time 9.00 Sons & Daughters 9.30 Home & Away 10.00 Upstairs, Downstairs 11.00 Headland 12.00 The Jay Leno Show 1.00 All My Children 2.00 Shortland Street 2.30 Coronation Street 3.00 Emmerdale 3.30 The Martha Stewart Show 4.30 Kitchen Time 6.00 Alf 6.30 Full House 7.00 Mother & Son 7.30 Ugly Betty 8.30 The Unit (M) 10.10 Band Of Brothers (M) 11.30 Cops, Cars And Superstars (M) 12.00 Movie: A Dangerous Profession (PG B&W 1949) Blackmail and murder. Stars Pat O’Brien, George Raft, Ella Raines, Jim Backus 1.30 AFL Footy Flashback

GO! 6.00 Kid’s Programs 9.30 I Dream Of Jeannie 10.00 Bewitched 10.30 Entertainment Tonight 11.00 TMZ 11.30 The Partridge Family 12.00 Frasier 12.30 Seinfeld 1.00 Wipeout Australia 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 The Nanny 4.00 Kids’ Programs 5.00 I Dream Of Jeannie 5.30 Bewitched 6.00 The Flintstones 6.30 The Jetsons 7.00 Entertainment Tonight 7.30 Frasier 8.00 Seinfeld 8.30 Vampire Diaries (M) 9.30 Nip/Tuck (MA) 10.30 Dante’s Cove (AV) 11.30 Frasier 12.00 Seinfeld 12.30 TMZ 1.00 Vampire Diaries (M) 2.00 Nip/Tuck (MA) 3.00 Dante’s Cove (AV) 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 The Partridge Family 5.30 The Flintstones.

TEN

NBN

6.00 Ten Early News 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 9am Summertime 11.00 Ten News 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Infomercial 4.00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 Malcolm In The Middle 6.30 Neighbours (PG) 7.00 The 7pm Project (PG) 7.30 Accidentally On Purpose 8.00 The Office (PG) 8.30 NCIS (M) 9.30 Lie To Me (M) 10.30 Late News With Sports Tonight 11.15 The 7pm Project 11.45 The Late Show With David Letterman 12.30 House (M) 1.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion

5.30 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 10.00 Hi-5 10.30 The Shak 11.00 Infomercials 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show

PRIME 6.00 Sunrise 9.00 Kids’ Programs 10.00 Home Improvement 10.30 Seven Morning News 11.00 Australian Open Tennis LIVE from Melbourne 6.00 Prime News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Australian Open Tennis LIVE from Melbourne 12.30 Infomercials 5.30 Seven News

GO! 6.00 Kids’ Programs 1.00 Movie: The Cheyenne Social Club (PG 1970) Gene Kelly, James Stewart, Henry Fonda 3.00 Movie: Cat Ballou (G 1965) Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan 5.00 Green Acres 6.00 The Nanny 6.30 Wipeout 8.30 South Park (M) 9.30 Curb Your Enthusiasm (MA) 10.00 Weeds (MA) 10.30 Movie: The Cable Guy (M 1996) Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann 12.30 Wipeout 1.30 South Park (M) 2.30 Curb Your Enthusiasm (MA) 3.00 Weeds (MA) 3.30 Charlie’s Angels 4.30 Green Acres 5.30 The Nanny

1.00 2.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.00 7.00 7.30 9.30

The View Days Of Our Lives Alive And Cooking The Zoo Lab Rats Challenge Afternoon News Antiques Roadshow Hot Seat Evening News A Current Affair Survivor: Samoa (PG) Double episode Movie: Syriana (AV15+ 2005) Political thriller set against the intrigue and corruption of the global oil industry. Stars George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright 12.00 Nightline 12.30 20/20 1.30 Infomercials 3.00 Religion 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

GO! ONE HD 6.00 National Football League Playoffs 8.30 Sports Unlimited 9.30 Drive 10.00 College Basketball 12.00 NBA Basketball 5.30 Omnisport 6.00 Slamball 6.30 Pro Bull Riding 7.30 NSW PGA Golf Highlights 8.30 Pro Shop 9.30 Sports Tonight 10.00 Johnny Lewis Boxing Classics 11.00 NBA Basketball 1.00 Sports Soup 1.30 Sports Tonight Late 1.45 Jayco Bay Cycling Classic 3.40 Omnisport 4.10 Bundesliga Football Weekly Highlights 5.15 Australian Fishing Championships

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6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 Entertainment Tonight 11.00 TMZ 11.30 Partridge Family 12.00 Frasier 12.30 Seinfeld 1.00 The Hills 2.00 Charlie’s Angels 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 The Nanny 4.00 Kids’ Programs 5.00 I Dream Of Jeannie 5.30 Bewitched 6.00 The Flintstones 6.30 The Jetsons 7.00 Entertainment Tonight 7.30 Frasier 8.00 Seinfeld 8.30 The Bachelor 9.30 Tool Academy 10.30 The Bachelorette 11.30 Frasier 12.00 Seinfeld 12.30 TMZ 1.00 The Bachelor 2.00 The Bachelorette 3.00 Tool Academy 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 The Partridge Family 5.30 The Flintstones

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SBS 1

PRIME

4.30 G.P. (PG) 5.20 World News and Weatherwatch 5.30 The Einstein Factor 1.00 Movie: Children Of Heaven (G 1997) 6.00 Kids’ Programs Iranian drama about two children who 12.00 Midday Report devise a plan to save their parents 12.30 National Press Club Address heartache. Stars Mohammad Amir Naji, 1.30 The Cook And The Chef Amir Farrokh Hashemian 2.00 The Bill 2.30 Tales From A Suitcase 3.00 Kids’ Programs 3.00 Frank And Daz Take On The World 6.00 The Wild Gourmets 4.00 A Fork In Australia 7.00 ABC News 4.30 The Journal 7.30 The 7.30 Report 5.00 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 8.00 My Family 6.00 Tour Down Under Cycling Highlights 8.35 Getting On (M) 6.30 World News Australia 9.05 The IT Crowd (PG) 7.30 Rex In Rome (PG) 9.30 Chandon Pictures (M) 8.30 Inspector Rex (M) 10.00 Review With Myles Barlow (M) 9.30 World News 10.30 Late Edition News 10.00 The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey (M) 10.40 Being Human (M) 11.05 Movie: Brotherhood (MAV 2004) 11.40 Outback House (PG) South Korean war drama about close12.45 Movie: Anne Of Windy Poplars (G knit brothers who are drafted into the B&W 1940) Sequel to Anne of Green Korena War. Stars Dong-Geon Jang, Bin Gables, as a town educator Anne incurs Won, Eun-ju Lee the wrath of a wealthy family due to 1.45 Weatherwatch one of her snobby students. Stars Anne Shirley, James Ellison 2.30 MDA (M) 5.00am to 6.00pm World News and 3.25 National Press Club Address

SBS 2

Weatherwatch

ABC 2 5.30 Can We Help? 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 The Wild Gourmets 6.30 Scrapheap Challenge 7.30 The Colbert Report

8.00 The Rat Pack 8.30 Eataholics (PG) 9.30 Shrink Rap Carrie Fisher 10.20 Kids’ Business (PG) 11.25 The Madness Of Modern Families 12.00 Close

6.30 7.30 8.30 9.05

World News Australia The Hidden Face Of Fear (PG) Tour Down Under Cycling Highlights Movie: Bamako (M 2006) French drama set in Mali. Stars Aissa Maiga, Tiecoura Traore 11.10 Movie: Facing Windows (M 2002) Italian drama. Stars Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Filippo Nigro, Massimo Girotti 1.00 Weatherwatch

THURSDAY 21

ABC 1 4.30 G.P. (PG) 5.30 The Einstein Factor 6.00 Kids’ Programs 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 How The Hell Did We Get Here? 1.30 The Cook And The Chef 2.00 The Bill 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.10 World’s Greenest Homes 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 Francesco’s Mediterranean Voyage 8.35 Seven Ages Of Rock Punk rock 9.30 Inside The Great Magazines The power of images to shape and define contemporary culture 10.20 Late Edition News 10.30 British Invasion Herman’s Hermits 11.50 Platypus World’s strangest animal 12.45 Movie: I Dream Too Much (G 1935) Lily Pons, Henry Fonda, Eric Blore 2.30 Star Stories (M) 3.00 MDA (M) 3.55 The Glass House (M)

ABC 2 5.30 Can We Help? 6.00 ABC News Breakfast

9.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 The Cook And The Chef 6.30 Scrapheap Challenge 7.30 The Colbert Report 8.00 Spicks And Specks 70s Special (PG) 8.30 The IT Crowd (PG) 9.00 Chandon Pictures (M) 9.30 How Not To Live Your Life 10.00 Taking The Flak 10.30 Billable Hours 11.00 Pulling (MA) 11.30 Peep Show (M) 12.00 Close

SBS 1

7 TWO 6.00 Kids Time 9.00 Sons & Daughters

9.30 Home & Away 10.00 Upstairs, Downstairs 11.00 Headland 12.00 The Jay Leno Show 1.00 All My Children 2.00 Shortland Street 2.30 Coronation Street 3.00 Emmerdale 3.30 Kitchen Time 6.00 Alf 6.30 Full House 7.00 Mother & Son 7.30 I Survived A Japanese Game Show 8.30 Tin Man (M) 9.30 Shark (M) 10.30 What About Brian (PG) 11.30 Dirty Sexy Money (M) 12.30 You May Be Right 1.30 Room For Improvement 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 The Real Seachange 4.30 Kidspeak 5.00 Wind In The Willows

PRIME

5.20 World News And Weatherwatch 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia 1.30 Guests Of The Ayatollah 2.30 The Germanic Tribes 3.30 Australian Biography 4.00 Feast India 4.30 The Journal 5.00 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 6.00 Tour Down Under Cycling Highlights 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Gourmet Farmer 8.00 Oz And James’s Big Wine Adventure 8.30 Secrets And Lives (M) 9.00 Designer People 9.30 World News Australia 10.00 Movie: Heading South (M 2005) French & Canadian. Stars Charlotte Rampling, Karen Young 11.55 Queer As Folk (MA) 12.50 Movie: Ants In The Mouth (M 2004) Spanish thriller. Stars Eduard Fernåndez, Ariadna Gil 2.30 Weatherwatch

SBS 2 5.00am to 6.00pm World News and Weatherwatch

6.30 7.30 8.30 8.30 9.00

6.00 Sunrise 9.00 Raggs 9.30 Go Go Stop 10.00 Home Improvement 10.30 Seven Morning News 11.00 Australian Open Tennis LIVE from Melbourne 6.00 Prime News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Australian Open Tennis LIVE from Melbourne 12.30 Infomercials 5.30 Seven News

World News Australia Pol Pot Behind The Killing Fields (PG) The Safe House (G) Tour Down Under Cycling Highlights Movie: Secret Agents (M 2004) French thriller. Stars Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci 10.55 Movie: Bolero (MAV 2004) Czech mystery/crime. Stars Barbora Seidlova, David Kraus 12.45 Weatherwatch

6.00 Sunrise 9.00 Kids’ Programs 10.00 Home Improvement 10.30 Seven Morning News 11.00 Australian Open Tennis LIVE from Melbourne 6.00 Prime News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Australian Open Tennis LIVE from Melbourne 12.30 Infomercials 5.30 Seven News

7 TWO 6.00 Kids Time 9.00 Sons & Daughters 9.30 Home & Away 10.00 Upstairs, Downstairs 11.00 Headland 12.00 The Jay Leno Show 1.00 All My Children 2.00 Shortland Street 2.30 Coronation Street 3.00 Emmerdale 3.30 Kitchen Time 6.00 Alf 6.30 Full House 7.00 Mother & Son 7.30 Fifth Gear 8.30 Stargate Atlantis (M) 9.30 Shark (M) 10.30 NWA – On Fire (PG) 11.30 Strikeforce (M) 12.00 Cheaters (M) 1.00 Room For Improvement 1.30 AFL Flashbacks 1993 Adelaide v Nth Melbourne 3.45 AFL Flashbacks 2000 Sydney v Brisbane

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6.00 Ten Early News 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 9am Summertime 11.00 Ten News 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Infomercial 4.00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 Malcolm In The Middle 6.30 Neighbours (G) 7.00 The 7pm Project 7.30 The Simpsons (PG) 8.00 Futurama 8.30 The Cleveland Show (M) 9.00 The Simpsons 9.30 Californication (MA15+) 10.40 Late News With Sports Tonight 11.25 The 7pm Project 11.55 The Late Show With David Letterman 12.40 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (M) 1.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion

5.30 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 10.00 Hi-5 10.30 The Shak

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6.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures 7.00 Football: Bundesliga 9.00 Football: Serie A 10.00 The Pro Shop 11.00 Jayco Bay Classic Cycling 1.00 TNA Xplosion 2.00 Sports Unlimited 3.00 Tread BMX 3.30 Body & Brain Overhaul 4.00 Omnisport 4.30 Powerboating 5.00 I Fish 5.30 Beach Volleyball 6.00 Slamball 6.30 Twenty20 Cricket 9.30 Sports Tonight 10.00 True Blue Champions 11.00 NBA Basketball 1.00 Real NBA 1.30 Sports Tonight Late 1.45 Omnisport 2.15 NFL Game Day 2.45 Drive 3.15 The Poker Star

11.00 Infomercials 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking 3.30 The Zoo 4.00 Lab Rats Challenge 4.30 Afternoon News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 Evening News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Superstars Of Dance (PG) 8.25 Lotto 8.30 Cold Case (M) 9.30 Waking The Dead (M) 11.30 Nightline 12.00 The Strip (M) 1.00 Entertainment Tonight 1.30 Infomercials 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

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6.00 Ten Early News 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 9am Summertime 11.00 Ten News 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Infomercial 4.00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 Malcolm In The Middle 6.30 Neighbours (PG) 7.00 The 7pm Project (PG) 7.30 Accidentally On Purpose (PG) 8.00 The Office (PG) 8.30 Lie To Me (M) 9.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (M) 10.30 Late News With Sports Tonight 11.15 The 7pm Project 11.45 The Late Show With David Letterman 12.30 Numb3rs (M) 1.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion

5.30 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 10.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Infomercials 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking 3.30 The Zoo 4.00 Lab Rats Challenge 4.30 Afternoon News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 Evening News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Secret Millionaire (PG) 8.30 Rescue Special Ops (M) 9.30 CSI: NY (M) Double episode 11.30 Nightline 12.00 The Alice (PG) 1.00 The Avengers (PG) 2.00 Infomercials 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

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Mungo’s Crossword

STARS

This week doesn’t really start delivering till Friday’s new moon combines with Mercury’s forward motion to finally shift the year into gear…

WITH LILITH

ARIES: Friday gives Life In Aries the cosmic go ahead, but don’t get so busy you miss the information and ideas you’ve been waiting for when they come flooding in. With Saturn pressuring you to clarify this year’s game plan, you’re going to need them…

Quick Clues

Cryptic Clues

ACROSS 1. Tool for removing old paint (7) 5. Pottery, earthenware (7) 9. Officer responsible for wages and salaries (9) 10. Extreme, far out (5) 11. Inuit house (5) 12. Lifts, machines for raising people or goods (9) 13. Australian saying: Stands out ……… (4,4,5) 17. Exceptional, very unlikely (3,2,1,7) 21. Very good, top quality (5,4) 24. Follow, result (5) 25. Muse of lyric poetry (5) 26. Drawn position in chess (9) 27. Soft material made from deer hide (7) 28. Big brain, intellectual (7)

ACROSS 1. Quarter full of rubbish; right, get a cleaning tool (7) 5. Two churches hide French friend in China, maybe (7) 9. Father meets youth beside muddy stream; he hands out money! (9) 10. When Violet goes to this extreme she becomes invisible (5) 11. The return of Private John, to a cold place (5) 12. Lifts resolve at a surprising rate (9) 13. Stands out, they say (4,4,5) 17. Truly outstanding – 0.0001 percent … (3,2,1,7) 21. …and similarly, R (5,4) 24. Result is opponents issue writs (5) 25. A long time yo muse (5) 26. Worn-out friend – can’t go on (9) 27. Soft material for acts in front of family (7) 28 E’s an intellectual (7)

DOWN 1. Infected, poisoned (6) 2. Brilliant azure colour (5,4) 3. Bird with large multi-coloured tail (7) 4. Port in Holland (9) 5. Malediction, oath (5) 6. Tart fruit with edible red stems (7) 7. Slogan, phrase embodying guiding principle (5) 8. Roughest, least refined (8) 14. Mythical time of peace and plenty (6,3) 15. Scenery, terrain (9) 16. Very thick cartoon character (8) 18. Interlocking system, web (7) 19. Floating frozen boulder (7) 20. Epic poem by Virgil (6) 22. Plunder (archaic) (5) 23. Crime of deliberate fire-lighting (5)

Last week’s solution

DOWN 1. Poisonous American slang (6) 2. Colourful conflict between Liz Phil, perhaps (5,4) 3. Birdseed for former politician? No, the reverse (7) 4. Scoundrel a barrier to the city (9) 5. Anathema does the English (5) 6. Fruitful background noise? (7) 7. Bismarck flows masculine guiding principle (5) 8. Outrageous Socrates, the least refined (8) 14. Don and Gale, for example, get together for a wonderful time (6,3) 15. Scenery is large and small, with a loose covering (9) 16. B, totally unlike the in 28 (8) 18. Television grouping of ten (7) 19. Report: I see drowning grebe – only the tip shows! (7) 20. A measure of dieback – an epic, in fact (6) 22. Talk wildly about the English, and old-fashioned plunder (4) 23. A radical child? A crime! (5)

Mungo’s Crossword first published in The Week.

TAURUS: Saturn stepping backward in your work sector while Mercury moves forward in your house of travel suggests a holiday or getaway – meeting new people, exploring new ideas. Or taking an internal trip to get clear where you’re headed this year: inner space is teaming with insights, guidance and answers.

CANCER: This week’s one of your year’s most important for relationships, so if a blast from the past leaves you stirred and shaken, know your current Cancerian success cycle requires closure on a chapter of your personal history. Along with a renewed commitment to doing what you love… LEO: This week Saturn steers you away from goals that aren’t in alignment with your soul purpose, while Friday’s new moon gives the green light for self promotion. People will be interested in your proposals and helpful with valuable contacts looking for your special qualities.

LIBRA: Eclipses can cause shakeups and breakups, but this week’s (the second in a fortnight) while initially stressful, stimulates improvements and new opportunities. With Saturn’s retrograde in Libra strengthening Mercury’s timely forward move you look like enjoying, if you’ll forgive Simpsonspeak, a cromulent week.

Capricorn Birthday S tars

CAPRICORN: Retro Saturn and Friday’s powerful new moon eclipse in Capricorn are activating a quantum leap. Your self image is changing, so if things that used to excite you don’t seem to mean much anymore, let them go – make the adjustments necessary for current conditions.

SCORPIO: Doing things the same old way isn’t going to attract the support and opportunities you’re looking for this year. Friday’s new Moon offers a portal to pry open your mind and ask yourself: What is it I don’t know but need to right now?

AQUARIUS: Astral patterns are supporting a major sort out: recycling, replacing, giving away, donating or just plain chucking. If old habits start creeping back, give them the flick as well. It’s time to get that Aquarian genius ticking over on cash savvy strategies for the coming year.

SAGITTARIUS: This week’s emphasis is on money, honey. Your mentor planet Jupiter’s busy on your behalf all year, although there’ll still be the occasional glitch. Dollars spent on career necessities won’t be wasted, or time listening to advice on cash management either.

PISCES: If this determined week has you feeling you have to choose between independence, freedom and adventure on one hand – stability, responsibility and commitment on the other, be advised that the real deal is figuring out how to harmonize, combine and balance them all.

GEMINI: Destiny could present a turning point this week, something unexpected and unsettling. Take care of basics by assessing what’s possible to achieve at present and what’s a forget-it scenario – then close connections, creative adventures and spiritual exploration all get the astral thumbs-up.

VIRGO: Saturn retrograde could necessitate the need for budget cuts over the next twelve weeks. But more encouraging news is you’re likely to be forging alliances that help you cash in on your particular talents, while Friday’s informationrich Mercury/new Moon mix stimulates a brilliant idea.

The Australian Championship, currently underway in Sydney, is turning into a two horse race, with top seed Zhao Zong Yuan and George Xie apparently untouchable as the tournament enters the final stretch. In a tournament where juniors – mostly Canberra juniors – have scored upset after upset, Zhao and Xie have kept clear of the chasing pack, with Xie scoring a key victory over visiting English Grandmaster Gawain Jones. One round later Zhao also put veteran Grandmaster Darryl Johansen out of contention. Zhao, who finished second in his first Australian Championship a decade ago at age 13(!), is still looking for his Australian title, while Xie can also hope to qualify for his second Grandmaster result. (Three such results, plus a high world ranking, are needed to secure the GM title.) Many teenagers have stolen the headlines in Sydney but only Canberra’s Junta Ikeda has managed to stay close to the lead-

24...Na4!, hoping for 25.Nxb7 Nc3!, was the best chance of confusing Yuan, who was already severely short of time. However, after Play at Seagulls Club, Thurs 6-10pm 25.c4! Rxd6 26.Qxa4, Black must die. ers in the middle rounds of the hour draw against defending 25.Ne7+! Nxe7 26.Qxd6 Qe3+ 27.Kh2 Championship and is currently Champion Stephen Solomon, the Ne4 28.Qxe7 Qg3+ 29.Kh1 Nf2+ 30.Rxf2! tied for third place, equal with Canberra 14-year-old dropped Qxf2 (See diagram) 31.Rd1! Now the threat of 32.Qxf8+! is decisive. GMs Jones and Johansen and a back to mid-field. 31...Qb6 32.Rd7 point behind Xie. Sydney Aus Ch. 2010 32.c4! bxa4 33.bxa4 followed by 34.c5 or Using the ‘rest’ day to win White: Y Yuan 34.Rd6 was even faster. the Australian Lightning Black: A Wohl 32...axb4 33.Rxb7 Qd8 34.Qxd8 Rxd8 Championship – five minutes Opening: Scotch Gambit 35.axb4 h6 36.c4 1-0 per payer per game – 18-year- 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Nf6 ■ The final rounds of the old Ikeda knocked over the third 5.0-0 Be7!? Australian Championship, which seed Alex Wohl in the second 5...Nxe4 6.Re1 d5 7.Bxd5! Qxd5 8.Nc3! would concludes on Wednesday, can be be much more fun for White. Wohl is tryround and after the halfway mark ing psychological tricks; the unusual text viewed daily from 11am at www. had lost only to Jones. move had been played by GM Cori in the australianchesschampionship. The pre-tournament hype game which cost Yuan the World U/14 title com. had centred around Melbourne’s in November. a b c d e f g h James Morris but the 15-year-old 6.e5 Ng4 7.Bf4 d6 8.exd6 cxd6 9.Nxd4 8 International Master was taken 0-0 10.Nc3 Nge5 11.Bd5 Qb6 12.Nb3 7 out in the first round by the a5?! ACT’s Andrew Brown, who then The start of a convoluted plan. After 12...Rfe8 6 beat another IM in the second Black would have little to fear. 5 13.Be3 Qb4 14.a3 Qh4 15.h3 Be6?! round before fading. 4 15...Nc4! was necessary. Like Brown, Yi Yuan 16.Nd2! Rad8 17.f4! 3 enjoyed a stunning start to Now Black gets pushed off the board. the Championship – includ- 17...Nd7 18.f5 Bxd5 19.Nxd5 Bg5 2 ing the upset win given below 20.Bxg5 Qxg5 21.Ne4 Qh6 22.f6! g6 1 Yuan (White) to play and win – but despite an amazing five 23.Nxd6 Nc5 24.b4! Rxd6

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pendent contemporary Irish singer-songwriter and a captivating performer who draws in audiences with songs The Tweed Coast Extreme and stories. In his live performlures Australia’s top freestyle Charlie Parr ances, he has the ability to motorcycle stunt riders to the arouse the crowd in with his One spring day in 1979, a the small local community of young Charlie Parr made his Cabarita Beach. With spectators catchy tunes. Conversely he can create a highly emotive way down to East Side Lake visiting from all over the east atmosphere. As well as regular in Austin, Minnesota carrycoast travelling each year to ing a Johnson 9.9 outboard Cabarita to witness world class gigs, Mick actively participates in community projects. In 2008, motor and half of a gallon of entertainment, it’s no wonder he played fund raising gigs for gas. His pockets were stuffed this event has attracted so Harmony Day in Byron Bay, with stolen cans of Blatz. The much interest throughout the Mental Health Acceptance motor did him no good at community. With the Tweed week, Federal pre-school, rural the lake since he didn’t have Coast being home to many Fire Services and performed at a boat, but he was lucky and forms of extreme sports, traded it to a truck driver at a freestyle motocross is definitely Brisbane’s inaugural Green Fest. He has created a new monthly nearby filling station for a beat one of the fasted growing in up Gibson 12-string guitar. He popularity among all ages. Sat- Folk Night in Federal, which donates 10% to community kept the gas. A confused and urday, January 16, Cabarita shy individual, Charlie Parr Beach Equestrian Centre. For projects. One of Mick’s songs is featured on an Irish compilaplays original and traditional more see www.nitromaxfmx. tion CD to help raise funds for folk and Piedmont-style blues, com an orphanage for displaced accompanying himself on National resonator guitars, Andy Burke and the Tibetan children in Nepal. See him Sunday at the Sphinx 12-string guitar and sometimes Letitia Rd Band Rock Cafe from 2-5pm. a banjo. He’s released 6 CDs, four of which are still available, Andy Burke is from west coast of Ireland and has been playing Issi Dye the latest is called Roustabout and contains something like 14 guitar and songwriting for 15 For over 35 years, Issi Dye tracks of original and tradition- years. He started playing for has been a household name free in bars and picked up tips in Australia. In the 1960’s al folk music recorded in true along the way. ‘There is such monophonic sound. Charlie he appeared on television a huge music scene in Ireland,’ programs like Bandstand, Parr has failed at most things in his life. Music seems to have he says. ‘I’ve played all over Kommotion, The GO! Show Ireland, Switzerland, Morocco, rendered him unemployable and Uptight. Issi had his first Indonesia and Australia.’ Music hit song in late 1969 with and is the only thing he’s ever is like a release of expression done with any confidence. A Incense and moved into the for Andy. ‘My songs are honest 1970’s as a regular presenter lot of folks have been saying but quirky at the same time. nice things about Charlie, deand performer on the ‘Hapspite the lingering odours and Gigs are always lively and with pening 70s’ TV Show. During such a huge set list, I have indecipherable comments he the 1970’s, Issi toured with the makes. It says a lot about folks; a song to please everyone.’ greats of music including Roy Saturday January 16, from they’re hanging in there with Orbison, The Beach Boys, The him, in spite of himself. Tickets 7pm, Sheoak Shack, 64 Fingal Everly brothers, The Platters, Rd, Fingal. via the web: $20 + BF, on the Ray Charles, The Supremes, door $25. Soundlounge, Chuck Berry and The Drifters. Mick Mchugh Currumbin RSL, Friday He also shared the AustralJanuary 15. Mick McHugh is an indeian stage with John Farnham,

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Lonnie lee, Johnny O’Keefe, The Deltones, Russell Morris, Brian Cadd, Doug Parkinson, Ronnie Burns, The Masters Apprentices and many more. Past shows he has presented include the Al Jolson Story, The Dean Martin and Crooners Swing Show, Issi Dye’s Rock and Roll Jukebox Show and the Johnny O’Keefe Anniversary Tribute Show. See him at the South Tweed Sports Club this Saturday from 7.30pm. It’s a free show!

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Sounds Of Spring festivals. They have returned to the studio to lay down tracks for their next LP, due in store early 2010. With the electric plugged back in, the band is ready to deliver on the promises made on We’re Already Gone and Ziggurats. The first single off the album is Don’t Wait– and will be available as a free download from music.thebeautifulgirls.com and www.myspace.com/thebeautifulgirls See them Saturday January 16 at the Coolangatta Hotel.

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Currumbin RSL line up

Mandy Nolan

On The Road Check your airbags, I have been back on the road now for a month. After a six month enforced RTA sabbatical I thought that being back behind the wheel would bring me a euphoric sense of freedom akin to the characters from a Herman Hesse novel. Instead I sat in the driver’s seat and wept. My half year of being public transport and partner dependent has enlightened me. True freedom is in not driving, my friend. The car is just a four wheeled mobile prison that creates the illusion of freedom, but is in itself nothing but a fast moving metal cage. In the six months of home detention I shopped, I played, I worked, all within walking distance of my home. The RTA forced me to become an environmentalist. I could not buy more than I can carry. By the end I’d become quite adept at balancing my decaf latte on my head and could push a pram full of groceries with my hip while breastfeeding my infant and chatting on my iPhone. Thank god I live close to town because I’m just not that energetic. Although had I lived a mile or two out of town I could have really shed some of those after-baby kilos. On the downside, my decaf would have been cold. Not being able to jump in the car meant I planned my week so that all activities involving travel would be plotted for the fortnightly bus trip to Ballina. Not having a licence meant that I stopped. I stayed at home. Some days I didn’t even leave the house. I played with my baby, I started writing a book, I painted an exhibition and I cleaned the house. I worked on a film script. I read some books. I wrote plays with the kids and acted them out instead of watching TV. I meditated. I took up piano (which was made more difficult by not having

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one but my new meditation skills mean I simply manifest one whenever I need the practice). I did my own waxing. I grew vegetables. I made jam. Every night I cooked meals from my Marie Claire cookbook. I crotcheted around the tea towels. I even started felting (using recycled hair from my attempts at the home brazilian). I owe a debt of gratitude to the Roads and Traffic Authority for getting me out of the driver’s seat and back into my life. No wonder I lost my licence, I’ve always had problems with authority figures. As a younger woman I saw it as a challenge and would try and bonk them. Conquests include one Catholic priest, two university lecturers, three parking rangers and the guy who holds the Stop and Go. ‘I suppose a root’s out of the question?’ doesn’t go down well at the RTA. Yesterday I sat in the car for an hour making the 15 minute drive to Byron Bay. I swore at pedestrians. I honked at merge-challenged tourists with big cars and no necks (makes it very difficult to check your blindspot… hence the big car). I circled Lawson Street 23 times waiting for a park. Saw someone pulling out, flicked on my indicator and then had the park stolen. By a local bloke I recognise. I contemplated driving around to his house and parking in his driveway. For a week. An anger in me that had lain dormant for six months bubbled to the surface. I used my good parent creative cursing and yelled ‘Nipple Chomper! You pecker fondler! You stupid Meat Wrangler!’ And that was just at the old lady in the scooter on the improvised pedestrian crossing outside the surf shop. The kids fought over who gets the front seat. The baby screamed in her car seat. I screamed in the driver seat. I’m off the path to enlightenment and back on the road to destruction. Buckle up.

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On Friday, Fiddle Me Please will be at the Currumbin RSL, while Saturday, Winston Chariott will be performing. From his myspace webpage Winston explains his music: ‘Still unknown to exactly what style of music to catagorise myself as I’m having fun experimenting, analysing, and being uber content with the present sound I have produced so far! So I hope you stayed tuned and join me for what I hope is a long and rewarding journey. Keep it surreal!’

Steve Biddulph talks about parenting Following on from child pshychologist Steve Biddulph’s visit to Mullumbimby last November, local parents are organizing a film of a similar talk entitled ‘The Secret of Happy Children’ to be screened at Murwillumbah’s Regent Cinema on Thursday January 21 at 7pm. The Mullimbimby talk was given to a capacity audience in the town hall which underlined not only the need for parent education but local parents’ receptivity. Biddulph, who generously waived his usual fees, ended the talk to roaring applause and heartfelt appreciation. The November discussion mainly centered around raising boys, however the Murwillumbah screening will be more of a general talk on practical parenting. Steve was voted Australian Father of the Year in 2000 for his role in encouraging the role of dads. In an attempt to make this a special night out for parents, children and babies cannot be admitted to the screening. Entry is by donation (a suggested but flexible amount is $7.50).

The Tweed River Art Gallery will be the first regional gallery to host a new travelling exhibition of 80 striking works by renowned artist Sidney Nolan. Usually the works reside at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, and it provides insights into Australia’s military history and identity. The Director of Tweed River Art Gallery Susi Muddiman said, ‘The Tweed community should be proud that the Gallery was selected as the first regional gallery to host this significant and compelling exhibition.’ Prior to the opening at 5.30pm on Friday January 22, the curator of the exhibition Lola Wilkins from the Australian War Memorial will present an exhibition floor talk. This talk will be repeated on Saturday January 23 at 2pm.

Psalms and pearls Miriam OhevetEL and her ensemble SOUL SONG will

ANDY BURKE AND THE LETITIA RD BAND JANUARY 16 SHEOAK SHACK

MICK MCHUGH SUNDAY AT THE SPHINX ROCK CAFE 2-5PM

WINSTON CHARIOTT CURRUMBIN RSL SATURDAY

Super duper Supernova Jade Explosive live performer Supernova Jade has teamed up with producer, drummer and musical whiz Matt Aitchison – AKA Favourite Son – and together they have a new album and live show. The music is a collaboration of live drums, keys, loops and electro styles. They both sing their original songs and stories to lift the people up and remind us of who we are. Theatrical costumes and visuals are an extra cherry on top of this wonderful outfit, as Matt and Jade are well known for their passion for fashion. Supernova Jade and Favourite Son will perform during the Shika Massi show at the Great Northern in Byron on Saturday.

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present their Australian musical tour ‘Closeness to God’, an ecumenical musical event with audience participation at the Mullum Civic Hall on January 23. Miriam OhevetEL sings her melodies to King David’s Psalms, as well as to verses of Rumi’s mystic poetry. Tavor Ben Dor, musician and peace activist, accompanies her on Sitar. A percussionist will also be joining the duo in Australia. This one-and-a-half hour program includes songs and prayers based on inspiring verses of wisdom, taken

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ISSI DYE SOUTH TWEED SPORTS CLUB THIS SATURDAY

SUPERNOVA JADE AND FAVOURITE SON PERFORM A LIVE SHOW DURING THE SHIKA MASSEY SHOW AT THE GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON ON SATURDAY

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JOHN AND NELA TURNBULL PROUDLY DISPLAY THEIR ANNIVERSARY PRINT COLLECTION WITH TWEED RIVER ART GALLERY DIRECTOR SUSI MUDDIMAN

CABARET – THE ADULT MUSICAL FRIDAY JANUARY 15 AND SATURDAY JANUARY 16 AT TWIN TOWNS

from the Jewish and Sufi (Muslim) spiritual traditions, emphasising how much they have in common. The night will exemplify main themes of Inner/Outer Peace, Closeness

to God, Love and Unity, while connecting with the audience through singing, dancing and sharing. Born and raised in Jerusalem, Miriam OhevetEL is a singer, songwriter, composer, poet, actress, dancer, therapist, teacher, and above all, an Israeli woman who is in love with God. She grew up in a Karliner Hassidic family, where she absorbed their passionate and joyous spirit. Miriam is also a Peace Activist working with ‘The All Nations CafÊ’ www. allnationscafe.org, an artists’ initiative that provides space for Israelis and Palestinians who ‘refuse to be enemies’ to meet, sing, play and talk from the heart.

Art workshops Still @ The Centre is running art workshops – clay, block printing, pretending to be Picasso, mixed media, eco collage and recycling for art are the six kids’ half day workshops. Photography, figurative and abstract painting, watercolour, creativity secrets, paper marbling are the six, one or two day workshops, for adults (and interested youths). If you want to know more, please go to www.the-centre.com. au/workshops.html. And a call to all printmakers re the imPRINT open exhibition, later this month. If you have (even one) great print that you might enjoy showing, enter before Thursday January 21.

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Sunday lunch with this view?

Simone and Le Ping of The White Olive Restaurant are also doing Sunday lunches and special occasions at Attunga Park country retreat!! Attunga Park is only 8 minutes from the centre of Murwillumbah on Nobby’s Creek Road. You can choose from a delicious menu (Le Ping’s fabulous cooking) at amazing prices – only $12.90 for entrees and $21.90 for mains under the shade of this magniďŹ cent house with a view that goes on forever‌ We are fully licensed and bookings are essential on 6672 3000 or 0439 937 449. We are also taking bookings now for Valentines Day lunch and dinner. Book before February 1st and go in the draw to win a bottle of Piper Heidsick French Champagne!

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The Echo’s guide to

Shop 2/52 Marine Parade Road, Coolangatta 07 5599 2200

O-Sushi

KINGSCLIFF

Coolangatta Showcase on the Beach 07 5536 5455 Byron Bay Woolies Plaza, Jonson St 02 6685 7103 www.osushi.com.au

Fins Salt Village, Kingscliff 02 6674 4833 dining@fins.com.au Dinner 7 days Lunch Fri, Sat & Sun

Located across from Cooli beach you could not ask for a better location or atmosphere. Relax and dine with our famous Rib and Reef, or our Kiwi Fried Bread or just the casual drink with the mates, our local beers are brewed all the way in Burleigh. Bring this ad and receive 20% discount on your food bill.

My Gelato Cafe

Winner Ther Best Sushi Bar in NSW region 2008 Eat in or take away Licensed open 7 days 11.00 till late Get 20% off in Byron Cinema

Tweed River Art Gallery

LOCAL EVENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY 14 TWEED

â– CLUB BANORA, BANORA POINT 6PM MARK DIVOLA â– CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB, KINGSCLIFF 5.30PM GEOFF DUTTON â– SEAGULLS LEAGUES CLUB 6PM DON WHITAKER â– TWEED RIVER ART GALLERY, MURWILLUMBAH 11AM STORY TELLING WITH JENNI CARGILLSTRONG â– TWIN TOWNS CLUBS & RESORTS 1PM PETE DAVIS, 1.30PM GLENN BRACE, 5PM LONE WOLF, 6.30PM PATTI, 8.30PM HARDWORD

GOLD COAST â– ATLANTIS RISING, COOLANGATTA

7PM MEDITATION GROUP â– BURLEIGH BEARS LEAGUES CLUB 6PM BRENDAN ROSE â– CONRAD JUPITERS 8.30PM TRACE

BYRON â– HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, THE

BEAUTIFUL GIRLS ■BEACH HOTEL, 9PM WILD MARMALADE ■THE RAILS, 6.30PM MAMA LALA ■THE BREWERY, 7.30PM INCOGNITO ■LE PETIT SNAIL, 7PM MICK’S SASHIMI BAND ■LA LA LAND, DANIEL WEBBER ■LIQUID, 10PM RUBIX PRESENTS ADAM TAYLOR | RUBIX AND GUESTS ■COCOMANGAS, THIRSTY THURSDAY ■CHEEKY MONKEYS, HOT WET T SHIRT SHOW ■HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7.30PM HARRY HEALY DUO ■MULLUMBIMBY RSL 7PM MULLUMBERRY JAM

FRIDAY 15 TWEED â– CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB

8PM FOSSEL ROCK â– CLUB BANORA, BANORA POINT 7.30PM PHIL WHITHORN â– CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB, KINGSCLIFF 7.30PM DENNIS DEAN â– IMPERIAL HOTEL, MURWILLUMBAH 8PM PAUL ATKINS â– KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB 7.30PM KARAOKE

The Gallery CafĂŠ combines art with fresh food and wine. Enjoy having lunch at the beautifully appointed licensed cafĂŠ with indoor and outdoor seating and cnr Tweed Valley Way magnificent panoramic views over the Tweed River and Mistral Road, and Border Ranges. View the art and treat yourself to Murwillumbah delicious cakes and great coffee. A fabulous venue for Open Wed-Sun 10am-5pm special events, office parties and wedding receptions. 02 6672 5088 Group bookings essential.

Award winning restaurant of chef Steven Snow ‘At Fins we cook food in an innovative and nutritious manner. To achieve this we use fresh local herbs (often from my home), spices, wines and pastes.’

Mount Warning Hotel

Mt Warning Hotel Open 7 days 10am till late Bistro open daily 1497 Kyogle Rd, Uki 02 6679 5111

One of the region’s great old country pubs. Delicious food, bistro open for lunch everyday from 12-2pm, dinner Thursday to Sunday from 6-8pm. Children’s playground, relaxing beer garden. Curry night on Thursday, raffles and member’s draw on Friday, punter’s draw on Saturday and on Sunday there is a delicious roast.

KINGSCLIFF

7ITH THREE SHIRES COVERED 4HE 4WEED %CHO IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE ENTERTAINMENT GIG GUIDE IN THE AREA &OR YOUR FREE LISTING EMAIL GIGS ECHO NET AU OR PHONE US ON .O OTHER LOCAL NEWSPAPER HAS A GIG GUIDE THIS BIG 3ERIOUSLY

■MURWILLUMBAH HOTEL 9PM DJ HERVE ■MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES MEMORIAL CLUB 6.30PM SURFS UP ■POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7PM PHIL GUEST ■SALT BAR, SALT VILLAGE 8.30PM THE RATIONALS ■SEAGULLS LEAGUES CLUB 8PM VANILLA ■TWEED RIVER ART GALLERY, MURWILLUMBAH 10AM STEP INTO CIRCUS WORKSHOP ■TWIN TOWNS CLUBS & RESORTS 10.30AM & 7.30PM CABARET THE ADULT MUSICAL, 11AM PETE’S HIDDEN TREASURES, 11AM RUSSELL HINTON, 7PM GLENN BRACE, 9.30PM HARDWORD

GOLD COAST â– BURLEIGH BEARS LEAGUES CLUB

7.30PM KAFFENE ■CLUB ELSEWHERE, SURFERS PARADISE ELECTRONIC BOOGIE SHOW W ELKE DJS + AUDUN ■CONRAD JUPITERS 5PM PAUL LINES, 9PM DELUXE ■CURRUMBIN RSL 7PM FIDDLE ME PLEASE ■GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE COMEDY IN THE BASEMENT – CJ FORTUNA ■NERANG RSL 8PM BYSTANDERS ■PALM BEACH RSL 8PM ROCK TRIVIA QUIZ & SUMMER DANCE PARTY ■SOUTHPORT RSL CLUB 7.30PM TREVOR WILLIAMS ■THE SOUND LOUNGE, CURRUMBIN 7.30PM CHARLIE PARR SUPPORTED BY TEXAS TEA

BYRON â– HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, THE

BEAUTIFUL GIRLS ■BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 9PM THE KRISHNA JONES BAND ■THE RAILS, 7PM THE JOSHUA MATHERSON BAND ■THE BREWERY, 9.45PM EBB ‘N’ FLOW WITH SUPPORT DJ HONE ■LA LA LAND, ALEX WOLFENDEN + DANIEL WEBBER & RYAN RUSHTON ■LIQUID, 10PM H2O DAVE BASEK | DEEGS | JET MORE | DEE DEE ■COCOMANGAS, DJ QC AND DJ KRISTIN ■HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7.30PM THE GREEN MACHINE ■SANDBAR, BRUNSWICK

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We use the best ingredients, real fruit, fresh milk, no artificial colours and flavours to make the authentic Italian gelato.We serve one of the best Australian organic coffees. Come and try our ‘affogato’ (ice-cream with espresso on top). Enjoy our gelato by the sea.

Nirvana by the sea 1 Douglas Street Kirra, Queensland Telephone 0410 738 281

GOOD FOOD GUIDE CHEFS HAT EVERY YEAR SINCE 1998

GIG GUIDE

Come and join us at Steven Snow (of Fin’s) new restaurant Bellini Mediterranean licensed restaurant. Sit on our new verandah and watch the moon rise or a lazy day pass while enjoying contemporary Italian cuisine in a relaxed family atmosphere.

KIRRA

The Shade

Salt Village, Kingscliff 02 6674 8748 Open Friday-Sunday for lunch Seven nights from 5.30pm for dinner Early sitting 6.30pm: $79pp Late sitting 8.30pm: $89pp

MURWILLUMBAH

The Shade Restaurant Bar

Bellini

Australian cuisine created by chef Greg Pieper. Greg uses produce sourced locally in the Tweed region and was awarded the prestigious ‘chef’s hat’ – the toque – by the SMH Good Food Guide 2009/2010. Poolside at Santai Resort, Located at Casuarina, next to the spectacular lagoons 9 Dianella Drive, Casuarina and tropical gardens of Santai resort, Bamboo is a 02 6670 5555 hidden treasure.

UKI

CASUARINA

Bamboo Restaurant & Lounge Bar

COOLANGATTA

Here you will find some of the best local dining on offer. Restaurant owners take note: Good Taste provides you with the chance to tell your customers more about your business with ample room for that extra information that may not fit in a small advertisment. Great introductory rates are on offer, call 02 6672 2280 to find out more.

HEADS 6PM LIVE JAZZ GUITAR â– BANGALOW HOTEL THE GRAINS â– URBAN JAZZ @ BANG THAI, BANGALOW 7PM JIM KELLY & JOHN HOFFMAN â– ELTHAM HOTEL 7PM GLEN MASSEY

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WINSTON CHARIOTT, 7PM SUGARHAK â– MIAMI TAVERN 8PM NUMBERS RADIO â– SOUTHPORT RSL CLUB 7.30PM BLACK MAGIC

SATURDAY 16

GOLD COAST â– BISCHOF PIONEER PARK, NERANG

TWEED â– CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB

8PM CLIFFY â– CABARITA SURF CLUB 7PM BAAN DADA ORPHANAGE FUND RAISING DINER â– CLUB BANORA, BANORA POINT 8PM DIANNE CASSILLIS â– COOLANGATTA TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB WILLIAM JAMES â– CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB, KINGSCLIFF GLENN BRACE â– KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB 7.30PM MR JOHN â– MURWILLUMBAH HOTEL 9.30PM DJ CRAIG â– MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES MEMORIAL CLUB 6.30PM RUSSELL HINTON â– POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7.30PM GEOFF DUTTON â– THE RAINFOREST CAFE, UKI 7.30PM DJ SPIRAL â– SALT BAR, SALT VILLAGE 8.30PM INNOCENT BYSTANDERS â– SEAGULLS LEAGUES CLUB 8PM SHINDIG â– SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD 7PM ANDY BURKE & THE LETITIA RD BAND â– TWIN TOWNS CLUBS & RESORTS 10AM HARRY LYNN, 2PM RUSSELL SPROUT, 6.30PM GOOD VIBRATIONS, 7.30PM CABARET THE ADULT MUSICAL, 9.30PM HARDWORD

GOLD COAST â– BROADWATER PARKLANDS,

SOUTHPORT 3PM SHOEBOX â– CLUB ELSEWHERE, SURFERS PARADISE DJ â– CONRAD JUPITERS 9PM CHAMPAGNE JAM â– COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS WITH BONJAH â– COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL SWEAT KLUB PRESENTS FRANKEE MORE WITH SELLOUTS, TIMOTHYLEE & RYKIE â– COOLANGATTA SURF CLUB ROSE CARLEO â– CURRUMBIN RSL 12.30PM

â– TWIN TOWNS CLUBS & RESORTS 12.30PM ROBERT KEITH, 1.45PM PETE DAVIS, 4PM MARTIN WAY, 6.30PM VOICE & CONGAS, 7.30PM HARDWORD â– UKI MARKET 9AM RICHARD BELL (FROM LIGHT ACTIVATION)

BYRON â– HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, SHIKA

MASSIE WITH SUPERNOVA JADE AND FAVOURITE SON ■BEACH HOTEL, 9PM MADISON KAT ■THE RAILS, 6.30PM ROSIE BURGESS TRIO ■THE BREWERY, 7PM MICK MCHUGH ■LA LA LAND, LIVEWIRE ■LIQUID, 10PM HELLO DISCO ADAM J TAYLOR | LT80 | CAPTAIN KAINE ■CHEEKY MONKEYS, LADIES NIGHT ■COCOMANGAS, DJ QC + DJ MELMAC ■HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7.30PM CATH SIMES BAND ■SANDBAR, BRUNSWICK HEADS 3-5PM ILONA HARKER & GUESTS ■BANGALOW HOTEL BLIND WILLIE WAGTAIL ■MULLUMBIMBY RSL 8.15PM DELISCH – ALL GIRL SOUND ■LULU’S CAFE, MULLUMBIMBY 11AM SLIM PICKENS ■JAZZ-BAH, BALLINA HOTEL 6PM HANNAH MACKLIN & STEVE NEWCOMB

SUNDAY 17 TWEED â– CLUB BANORA, BANORA POINT

11AM GEORGE HARVEY PRESENTS STEVE CUMMINS â– POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 4PM ABBIGAYLE â– SEAGULLS LEAGUES CLUB 2PM CALYPSO DELIGHT â– SPHINX ROCK CAFE, MT BURRELL 1.30PM MICK MCHUGH DUO

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11AM DAN HANNAFORD â– BROADWATER PARKLANDS, SOUTHPORT 1PM MIDNIGHT GROOVE â– CLUB ELSEWHERE, SURFERS PARADISE BIG NIGHT IN â– CONRAD JUPITERS 6.30PM ABBEY ROAD â– CURRUMBIN RSL 1.30PM PHEONIX JAZZ TRIO â– THE ESPLANADE, BURLEIGH HEADS 1PM JUZZIE SMITH â– GOLD COAST CITY ART GALLARY, SURFERS PARADISE 3PM HOBO OBITUARIES â– PARKLANDS SHOWGROUND, SOUTHPORT 10AM BIG DAY OUT

BYRON â– HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, ASH

GRUNWALD â– BEACH HOTEL, 4.30PM FLOYD VINCENT & THE CHILD BRIDES 8PM DJS GRAVY & NOWAK â– THE RAILS, 6PM THE WILDES â– THE BREWERY, 5PM LEIGH JAMES â– CHAMELEON GLOBAL CAFE, 5PM IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC â– LA LA LAND, CAPTAIN KAINE & GUESTS â– HOTEL BRUNSWICK, 3PM PUSH 7PM ALEMAN BROS â– MULLUMBIMBY RSL 12PM COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB â– OCEAN SHORES TAVERN 1PM ACOUSTIC JAM SESSION â– LENNOX POINT HOTEL 4PM ROSIE BURGESS TRIO â– ELTHAM HOTEL 2PM TIME STOKES

MONDAY 18 TWEED â– CONRAD JUPITORS 8PM

JUGGERNAUT â– KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB 12PM GREG & LAURA DOOLAN â– TWIN TOWNS CLUBS & RESORTS 9.30AM MACCA & DAVO, 1PM WALTER WILLANS, 4PM GLENN BRACE, 7PM DANCE CLUB, 7.30PM SPIN

GOLD COAST â– SOUTHPORT RSL CLUB 11AM DAVE

ZANONION

BYRON â– HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, WAYNE

EVANS â– BEACH HOTEL, 9PM DJ CAPTAIN KAINE â– THE RAILS, 6.30PM CODY BUTLER â– THE BREWERY, 5PM LIVE MUSIC 7PM PING PONG COMP â– LA LA LAND, DANIEL WEBBER & BUZZ â– LIQUID, DEEGS | LT80 â– COCOMANGAS, BACKPACKER PARTY PRIZE GIVEAWAYS

TUESDAY 19 TWEED â– SEAGULLS LEAGUES CLUB 6PM

CRAIG SHAW â– TWIN TOWNS CLUBS & RESORTS 1PM ROCKING TUESDAYS, 1.30PM LINE DANCING RUSSELL HINTON, 8.30PM MATT ZARB

GOLD COAST â– CONRAD JUPITERS 8PM

JUGGERNAUT â– SOUTHPORT RSL CLUB 7.30PM VOICE & CONGAS

BYRON â– HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, HARRY

HEALY â– BEACH HOTEL, 9PM THE GRAINS UNPLUGGED â– THE RAILS, 6.30PM GUY KACHEL â– THE BREWERY, OPEN MIKE WITH MATT HANLEY â– LA LA LAND, RHYS BYNON â– LIQUID, TUNESPOTTING ADAM TAYLOR | BUZZ | RUBIX AND GUESTS â– COCOMANGAS TIGHTARSE TUESDAY â– CHEEKY MONKEYS, COYOTE UGLY â– BANGALOW HOTEL 7.30PM BRACKETS JAM NIGHT

WEDNESDAY 20

N COCOMANGAS, BYRON RETRO FEVER

TWEED â– CONRAD JUPITERS 8PM RETRO

NIGHT – CAPTAIN WOW ■TWIN TOWNS CLUBS & RESORTS

10.30AM SUE REID, 1PM PAUL LINDENBERG 8.30PM FROGS ON TOAST

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1300 666 182 T H E N O R T H C O A S T ’ S R E A L E S TAT E G U I D E

North Coast Population Boom B

oth the Byron and the Tweed Shires are in the midst of a population boom. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) records show, that to June 2008, the overall population growth for New South Wales was 1.1% with the far north coast grasping a bigger chunk of that pie. The Byron shire gained .5% more humans than the state average while the Tweed attracted a whopping 1.5% extra folk. The 2009 figures will not including Wollongong, be released until the end the Central Coast, Gosof April, but it is generally ford and Newcastle. We believed that the growth are also the south coast estimate will be higher holiday destination for again than the last term greater Brisbane includand these figures are re- ing Toowoomba and the fleceted in the property Gold Coast. market – when there is a Our companies origigrowth in demand, there nal source records show is usually a growth in pric- that people are moving in es and sometimes turno- large numbers from the ver. People major city Byron Shire gained who have areas and in the past centres .5% more humans purchased a to escape ... while the Tweed property for attracted a whopping the trafinvestment fic, pollu1.5% extra can take the tion and opportunity to cash in and the rising general cost of buyers may jostle more living. The great lifestyle, vigourously in the quest culture, weather and confor home ownership. ditions in this area are a Roger McLeod from the huge bonus.’ Professionals Real Estate Peter Browning from Pottsville Beach says that LJ Hooker in Brunswick 2010 has a great vibe. ‘I Heads, sees the great sense have always referred to of community while at the the far north coast as be- same time having easy acing a migration belt area cess to the country and the for greater Sydney buyers world as being a drawcard

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Peter Browning from LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads

for the area. ‘Our population growth is due in part to what the far north coast of NSW has to offer,’ says Peter. ‘As we are now approximately one and a half hours drive from Brisbane and a 50 minute flight from Sydney and with business being done on the internet, I believe we will continue

to be inundated with more and more people looking to make the sea change or even just the far North Coast change. Towns with people that say hello as you walk the streets and the feeling of belonging to a community is now becoming more important to people and their fami-

lies, this is a safe haven to start a family and raise children.With the growth predicted to continue my forecast is that the supply of property both to buy, sell and rent in the area will become very limited and the price will continue to increase.’ Photo & story Eve Jeffery

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Frangipani Cottage Coolamon Scenic Drive, Coorabell Nestled down a secluded driveway you will find this unique property presenting you with absolutely breathtaking ocean and hinterland views. Situated on 5 acres of private lush grounds, the house offers 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and 2 separate living areas. The kitchen and living area open out to a covered full length veranda overlooking the inground pool and magnificent view.

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Byron Bay Iconic Beach Position

Lawson Street, Byron Bay It is very rare to find a property where you don’t have to cross the road to get to the beach. Situated on beautiful Main Beach is this newly renovated 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom contemporary apartment. Features an outdoor patio area, split system air conditioning, and onsite, proactive holiday managers. Fully furnished with bookings in place.

88 Lawson Street, Byron Bay l Open House Saturday 10:30 - 11:00am & Wednesday 1:00 - 2:00pm You’ll be searching a very long time to find another fantastic opportunity like this unique property located across the road from Clarkes Beach. 948m2 parcel with original timber cottage located within a residential redevelopment zone. Redevelop the site to capture the essence of Byron Bay and/or capitalise on this property’s full potential by utilising up to any 1 of the 6 development options.

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A Chef’s Paradise And A Cooks Delight On 32 Acres ‘The Maclean Brewery’ Residences – Historic Icon Stokers Siding ✔ 120 acres (approx half cleared the

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balance bush) ✔ 2 Council approved dwellings (5 bed brick/iron & 3 bed original farm cottage) ✔ 100 fruit (lime & mango) ✔ 1000 macadamia nut trees ✔ 30 head cows/steers

bore) Great rural Tweed location off major sealed road, 30 minutes to Gold Coast Airport and Byron, 2 hours to Brisbane. Visit www.tweedfarmforsale.com for photos and additional information

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The building has been maintained in excellent condition and has seen significant upgrades to bathrooms kitchen and floors. Now in better condition than ever. The two, strata titled, four bedroom residences could be flexible in their use. It’s current use is a residence and separate investment, it could be used as a residence and Doctors surgery, two separate professional addresses, or even

made into one huge 8 bedroom home. Perhaps a uniquely located “Bed & Breakfast... In fact the opportunities are only limited by your imagination. Price $865,000. Agent Travis McConnell on 0407 450 007 at LJ Hooker Maclean.

2 Booneen Burrow, Eco Village, Currumbin Valley. ✔ No electricity bills – you recieve credits from your solar energy surplus ✔ No water restrictions ever, live amongst 272 acres of native reserve with no maintenance worries/woes ✔ Stunning 3 bed, ensuite, study/office, 2 bath, DLUG, workshed, carport, edible landscaping. Land size (1080msq) Nestled on the terraces overlooking Currumbin Creek, sharing in 272 acres of

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Fiji – Rare Freehold Land Opportunity Maui Bay Estate, located on the beautiful Coral Coast of the main island of Fiji, offers an ideal lifestyle change/holiday home destination and unique investment opportunity. A peaceful and relaxed living environment located on a white sand beach overlooking the ocean provides an idyllic living atmosphere close to resorts and world class surfing, diving and fishing reefs. Maui Bay Estate features electricity, telephone, broadband internet access and Beach Clubhouse which

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Absolute Beachfront Offering 224sqm of beachfront appartment, Zen is ideally situated on DREAMTIME beach at Kingscliff. Stunning contemporary ďŹ ninshes with generous living spaces combined with the tranquil dune suroundings make Zen, the apartment of dreams for those seeking peace and privacy. A truly unique and irreplaceable property that will meet the requirements of the most discerning buyer.

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Possum Creek Privacy

UĂŠ 11 Granuaille Road, Bangalow. Sat 11-11.30am UĂŠ 28 Paradise Court, McLeans Ridges. ELDERS BYRON BAY Sat 11-11.30am UĂŠ 7 Brandon St, Suffolk Park. Sat 1-1.30pm UĂŠ 369 Goremans Rd, Eureka. Sat 12-12.30pm GAIL FULLER REAL ESTATE UĂŠ 5 Blackwood Cres, Bangalow. Sat 12-1pm UĂŠ 21 Rifle Range Road, Bangalow. Sat 12-12.30pm PROFESSIONALS MULLUMBIMBY UĂŠ 166 Orana Rd, Ocean Shores. Sat 12.15-1pm UĂŠ 8 Myocum Downs Drive, Myocum. Sat 12-12.30pm UĂŠ 135 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. UĂŠ 434 Repentance Creek Road, Rosebank. Sat 11.15am-12pm Sat 1-1.30pm BYRON BAY FIRST NATIONAL UĂŠ 8 Coral Crt, Byron Bay. Thu 5.30-6pm & Sat UĂŠ 224 Tyagarah Rd, Myocum. Sat 2-2.30pm 10.30-11am UĂŠ 16 Palm Tree Crescent, Bangalow. Thu 5-5.30pm & Sat 11-11.30am LOIS BUCKET REAL ESTATE UĂŠ 11 Coral Crt, Byron Bay. Thu 4.30-5pm & Auctions February 6 at Ballina Beach Sat 11.30-12pm Resort UĂŠ 4 Beachcomber Drive, Suffolk Park. UĂŠ Lot 6 Sheaffes Road, Goonengerry. Thu 5-5.30pm UĂŠ 1250 Coolamon Scenic Drive, Coorabell. UĂŠ 16b Pacific Vista Drive, Byron Bay. UĂŠ 711 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay. Inspect Sat 12.30-1pm Sat 3-3.30pm UĂŠ 680 Left Bank Road, Mullumbimby. UĂŠ 115 Martins Lane, Knockrow. Sat 2.30-3pm UĂŠ 15 Keith Street, Bangalow. Inspect UĂŠ 6-8 Browning St, Byron Bay. Sat 2.30-3pm Sat 12-12.30pm LJ HOOKER BYRON BAY UĂŠ 6 Karinya Place, Clunes. UĂŠ 26 Redgum Pl, Suffolk Park. Sat 12-12.30pm UĂŠ 4, 11 & 16 / 1 Langi Place, Ocean Shores. UĂŠ 27 Pacific Vista Drive, Byron Bay. Inspect Sat 12-12.30pm Sat 12-12.30pm UĂŠ 10 Raftons Road, Bangalow. Inspect UĂŠ 12 ‘Seeana Court’ 21-25 Cemetery Road, Sat 12-12.30pm Byron Bay. Sat 1-1.30pm RAY WHITE REAL ESTATE UĂŠ 11 Bunjil Place, Byron Bay. Sat 11-11.30am UĂŠ 13 Murphy’s Road, Kingscliff. Auction UĂŠ 54 Coogera Cct, Suffolk Park. Sat 12-12.30pm 12.30pm Jan 23. Inspect Sat 1.30-2pm UĂŠ 140 Grays L, Tyagarah. Sat 11-11.30am ELDERS BYRON BAY UĂŠ 128 Grays L, Tyagarah. Sat 11-11.30am Auctions 11am Saturday February 13. UĂŠ 1/55 Julian Rocks Drive, Byron Bay. UĂŠ 625a Myocum Road, Myocum. Inspect Sat 12-12.30pm Sat 1-1.30pm UĂŠ 61 Alcorn St, Suffolk Park. Sat 1-1.30pm UĂŠ 30 Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay. Inspect UĂŠ 4 Pecan Crt, Suffolk Park. Sat 2-2.30pm Sat 10-10.30am UĂŠ ‘Seadrift’ Brand New Apartments In Town. UĂŠ 1658 Pacific Highway, Newrybar. Inspect Thu, Fri, Sat & Tue 1-1.30pm Sat 2.30-3pm UĂŠ 800 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby. Wed & UĂŠ 5/60 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay. Inspect Sat 12-12.30pm Thu 12-12.30pm ELDERS BANGALOW UĂŠ 88 Lawson Street, Byron Bay. Auction UĂŠ 12 Walker Street, Clunes. Sat 10-10.30am 10.30am Sat Jan 23. Inspect Wed 1-2pm UĂŠ 13 Avalon Ave, Clunes. Sat 10-10.30am & Sat 10.30-11am UĂŠ 63 Federation Dr, Eltham. Sat 11-11.30am UĂŠ 80 Koonyum Range Road, Mullumbimby. UĂŠ 305 Rose Rd, The Channon. Sat 11-11.30am Inspect 11.30-12pm

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Soak up the atmosphere and tranquility of this magic 16 acre parcel of Byron Hinterlands best country. The owners selected the property some 30 years ago and thoughtfully planted every rainforest tree exposing the site to both winter sun and summer sea breezes. Their children have been nurtured by nature’s best and have left the nest – it’s time to down size and sell up. The long tree lined drive delivers you to a neat as a pin 4 bedroom home featuring cathedral ceilings, wide shady decks, polished timber floor and views everywhere. Enjoy a picnic on the banks of your own crystal creek or take the short drive down the hill to Byron’s world class beaches or enjoy a coffee in Bangalow just 5 minutes away. For more information contact Greg Price of Elders Real Estate Bangalow 0412 871 500 or call the office on 6687 1500. www.eldersbangalow.com.au

LJ HOOKER BYRON BAY 11am January 23 at Brunswick Heads RSL Auxiliary Hall UĂŠ 27 Nana Street, Brunswick Heads. Inspect 11-11.30am UĂŠ Lucky Lane, Billinudgel UĂŠ ‘Pavilion 3’ 137 Beach Road, Broken Head. Auction 12pm onsite Sat Jan 30 UĂŠ 2/13 Beachcomber Drive, Byron Bay. Coming to auction. Inspect Sat 1-1.30pm UĂŠ ‘Pavilion’ 3 Beach Road, Broken Head. Auction 12pm onsite Sat Jan 30. Inspect Thu & Sat 11-11.30am ELDERS NEW BRIGHTON UĂŠ 20 River Street, New Brighton. Auction 12pm onsite Jan 16

NEW LISTINGS PROFESSIONALS MULLUMBIMBY UÊ 9 Palm Ave, Mullumbimby – $649,000 UÊ 5 Bayfigs Place, Tyagarah – $1,295,000 UÊ 40 Azalea St, Mullumbimby – $950,000 UÊ Style Sophistication On 1 Acre – $1,025,000 UÊ Privacy On 2 Acres – $745,000 LJ HOOKER BYRON BAY UÊ 2 Beachside Drive, Suffolk Park – $930,000 – Inspect Sat 12-12.30pm UÊ 63 Brandon Street, Suffolk park – $895,000. Inspect Sat 12-12.30pm UÊ 51 Fig Tree Lane, Myocum – $750,000 ELDERS BANGALOW UÊ 220 Whian Road, Eureka – $1,290,000 UÊ 145 Hunters Hill Road. Corndale – Auction 4th Feb – Inspect Sat 10-10.30am UÊ 9 Campbell Street, Bangalow – Auction 4th Feb – Inspect Sat 11-11.30am UÊ 107 Eureka Road, Rosebank – Auction 4th Feb UÊ 255 Goremans Road, Eureka – $650,000 – Inspect Sat 1-1.30pm UÊ 64 Rankin Drive, Bangalow – Auction 4th Feb – Inspect Sat 12-12.30pm

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beach buzz Surftag Defending title holders Kirra Boardriders are sweating on the availability of world champion Mick Fanning to headline their team when the Queensland round Jim Beam Surftag is held at Duranbah on Friday. Fanning has only recently returned to the Gold Coast after winning his second world title and was due to carry out committments interstate on the day of the competition but the Kirra team are now hopeful he will be able to make room in his schedule for the club’s title defence. While Kirra will still have a powerful team if Fanning isn’t there on Friday, the 28-year-

SPORT RESULTS BOWLS Cabarira Beach Women Social Bowls have now commenced for 2010. Happy New Year to everyone. Winning Rink: R.Creedon, J.Wright, R.Woodbury, G.Cartwright. Consolation: J. Double, B.Campbell, L.Oliver, M.Overall Raffles: J.Tuckey, J.Paterson, J.Wright 26.01.10 Australia Day Special - Mufti - Aussie theme. Play starts 9.00am with Damper & Syrup 10.30am. All welcome. Sheet on Board. 09.02.10 Pennants commence. 28.02.10 Cabarita Castaways day trip to Lennox Heads. Sheet on board. Social Bowls Tuesdays 9.15am. Visitors warmly welcomed. Ladies also invited to play Saturdays 1.00pm. Please phone Club on 6676 2951 and leave message and contact number. Condong Cane Toads Sunday 10th 19 Msmc bowlers and 24 cane toads enjoyed game of bowls and BBQ lunch. Lucky rink winners were I Muldoon, J Crawford, T Muldoon runner/ups R Morris, M Gallard MColefax. Raffle winners E Smith, R McAlister. Next game will be on 24th combined with Kevin Leslighter Day name on board in club please. Old Mates day on 7th February at Ballina RSL bowls club bus will leave club 6-30am sharp. Condong Men Wednesday 30th dec 24 bowlers played and lucky winners J MullanT Muldoon, S Dawson runners/ups D Benge, R Turner, M Chillcott. Saturday 2nd 16 bowlers winners being P Plater 2+29, W Clifford 2+20. Sunday 3rd 22 Condong Men bowlers went to Robina bowls to play and came out winners con 143 robina 124.Lucky Condong winners G Bishop, M Knight, B Elvy. Robina winners P Blith, I Chambers, A Phillips, a great day had by all. Next game 14th Feb to Tugan. Friday 15th 46 bowlers needed to play Gympie touriers 1pm start. Sunday 22 men paid Robina rebbles a visit and came out winners 142 shots to 124 shots well done boys. Wednesday 6.10.10 46 bowlers social triples winners Turtle, R Brown runner/ups J Dawson, G Cranny, K Dawson. Raffle winners B Albury, J Mullan, B Albury, B Albury all $15 l meat vouchers. Thursday 7-1-10 3 bowl pairs shootout 10 teams winners James Knight , B Clifford (jnr) $40 each , runner/ups L Jaffary, M Jaffary,$20 each . Jackpot next week $425. Saturday 9-1-10 Kingscliff men come to Condong for a trial Super Challenge game. Condong Gold won3 rinks to 2, Kingscliff Bronze won 3 rinks to 2 , leaving Condong to win by just +6 shots over all .. Raffle winners T Lee, B Wicks, B Dunne, S Dawson, C Sager all won trays of Bray park Butchery meat. Friday 15th 45 Mixed bowlers needed to play against Gympie Touriers 1pm start Mufti. Cudgen Leagues Ladies President Ann Revie welcomes Members

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old’s availability will be even more crucial after rivals Snapper Rocks this week signalled their intentions by naming world number two Joel Parkinson and perennial WCT top ten surfer Dean Morrison in their team. The event sees five-member teams given an hour in which each individual must catch three waves, with the second being a “Powerwave” worth double points. All three waves for each surfer count in the scoring and bonus points are awarded for teams that finish before the 60 minute mark. Kirra spokesperson John Robin said the club was hopeful Fanning would surf. Mick

has only just got back to the coast and he may have to be in Sydney on Friday but we are hopeful he will be able to fit the event into his schedule,’ Robin said. ‘We won’t know until later in the week but if Mick surfs it will be great. His presence lifts the profile of the event and is great for our club too. He just lifts everybody with his competitiveness and is part of the fabric of the (Gold) Coast and of the whole place.’ Despite the obvious desire to have Fanning in the water on Friday, Robin was adamant his club would enter a strong title contender with or without their star. ‘Whether we have Mick or

not we will still have a pretty hot team and we are looking forward to the event.We have Corey Ziems, who is a really, really good surfer. He won our club championships last week against a red hot field.We will probably also have Alex Chaucon, Asher Pacey and Clancy Dawson who are all very good too and we would love to go back to back.’ Ziems, who last year won the Quicksilver Pro Trials on the Gold Coast just three months after breaking his back in a horrific wipeout at Pipeline in Hawaii, echoed the thoughts of Robin saying Fanning’s presence would give the club a huge boost.

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& Visitors to Cudgen Leagues WBC as we resume bowls for 2010. Thurs Ladies Social Bowls arrive 12.30 for 1pm start, all welcome. Thurs 21st , 1pm – Club Championship Fours. Mon 18th Jan Excutive Meeting Cabarita. Tues 2nd Feb, 9.30 Quarterly General Meeting. Mon 8th Feb Delegates Meeting Pottsville. Tues 9th Feb Pennants Commence. Sun 21st Feb 9.30 Sun Social Bowls Club Day with BBQ Lunch, mufti dress all welcome. All welcome sheet at front desk for all events, Bookings – 02 6674 1816 / 2734. Happy bowling everyone. Cudgen Leagues Men Wed. 6 /1/09 Winners T.Pototnick, R.Corney, J.Krizman. Losing Rink J.Tom, W.Shardlow, R.Tobey Sat. 9 /1/09 Mens Whites D.Lowe, G.Murphy Shine up the bowls, pennant trials to commence late February. The selectors thank you for the excellent response to the questionnaire. Kingscliff Men Open Singles games to be played on Sunday 10th January: M Turner v L Murphey; T Hills v G barrack; J Hansen v K Banks. The winners are to play on Saturday 16th January. Social Bowls Results: Thursday 31st December: Winners; A Brown, A Reid, T Hills; Plate winners: P Lewis, J Julius, L Murphey. Saturday 2nd January: Winners: J Brinsmead, A Simpson, B Beattie; K Dawson, G Barrack, V Lewis; Plate Winners: D Fines, B Dobbins, T Green. Tuesday 5th January: Winners: B Dobbins, T Green; Runners Up: B Lamb, C Hawkins; Plate Winners: P Potter, D Freeman; Coming Up: Super Challenge: A Trial game has been arranged against Condong for Saturday 9th January. Please check the board for teams. The first match in the Premier Sevens will be played on January 10th. Nomination sheets are on the board for Open Pairs, Triples and Fours. Bowlers interested in playing in the Tweed Valley Shield or the Summer Nines are asked to place their names on the relevant sheets on the notice board. Results of the Open Singles played on Sunday 10th January: M Turner d L Murphey; T Hills d G barrack; K Banks d J Hanse. The Quarter Finals will be played on Saturday 16th January. J Ritchie v G Searle; M Turner v K Banks; R Armour v K Liddington; I Taylor v T Hills Social Bowls Results: Thursday 7th January: Winners; J McLaughlin, G Barrak, B Griffiths; J Brinsmead, B Morrow, B Beattie. Plate winners: D Whittington, J O’Malley, P Jones. Saturday 9th January: Winners: J Dalmeyer, K Muir, A Hansen; R Maltby, L Morris; Plate Winners: M Scott, T Cusack. Nomination sheets are on the board for Open Pairs, Triples and Fours. The first game of the Tweed Valley Shield will be played on Monday 18th January at Kingscliff. Please check the board for teams. Pottsville Men

Wednesday 30/12/2009 Winners: D Moir, D Grant-Mitchell, R Bryant R/Up, D Dever, A Meighan, B Nash Saturday 02/01/2010 Winners: D Moir G Booth D Appleton R/Up: A Durrington K Booth L Swift Wednesday 06/01/2010 Winners: B Campbell G Crawley B Jackson, R/ Up: J Field R Scott Friday 08/01/2010 Winners R Dudley J Boyd R/Up V Shannon V Dudley D Appleton Rounds of the Open Men’s Fours commenced Saturday the 9th of January and saw the teams of K Lehfeldt, D Dever B Kent and T Fuller progress to the next round. A further game played on Sunday saw T Fullers Team eliminated by K Lehfeldt leaving the winner of the Dever/ Kent game to play Lehfeldt in the final. Reminders “Barefoot Bowls” every Sunday at 2.00pm, beginners welcome. For enquires and bookings for bowls call the Pottsville Beach Sports on 6676 1077 & follow the prompts. Tweed Heads Men Bowls Super Challenge: A trial game is scheduled for Saturday 16 January from a combined team selected from the Tweed/Byron district commencing at 9am NSW time. This game will also be an eye-opener for the Tweed/Byron district to take to the NSW Bowling Association who may incorporate this style of game for the future. The selections of all teams for the opening games have been advertised on the notice board outside the Bowls shop so please check your name off, if available. The start of the Queensland competition is on Sunday 17 January 2010 when Bronze 11 section will be playing Tugun, at Tugun starting at 2.00pm NSW time. Note that in-between these games Bronze 11 will play their Round 6 game against Robina at home on Saturday 23 January starting at 1.00pm NSW time. This is a vacant date so both clubs have taken advantage.The first games for Gold and Bronze divisions are against Mermaid Beach, at Mermaid Beach, on Saturday 30 January starting at 2.00pm NSW time. Tweed Valley Shield: This competition kicks off next Monday 18 January 2010 with Kingscliff hosting the opening round. The 1st round draw is Kingscliff against Tweed Heads, Pottsville against newcomer, Tugun and South Tweed against Coolangatta. Play will continue each Monday with the last round to be played on Monday 29 March. Results of each round will be published as they come to hand. Social Results: Sun 3 Jan – Green 1: Toots Sibley, Bev & Ray White, Bill Davies; r/up: Pat & John Griffiths. Green 2: Harry & Joan Lyon; r/up: Renee & Tony Laycock. Tues 5 Jan: Men: Dennis Lusby, Gwynn Leb-

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& 15th M.Knight N.Pin 2nd P.Taylor 8th P.Taylor 14th C.Clothier B.R.D 35 pts Sunday 27th December Members Winner J.Scott 44 pts Women’s Winner N.Roaer 32 pts B.R.D to 37 pts Monday 28th Women’s Winner J.Boon 37 pts Members Winner R.Kaehler 41 pts N/Pin 2nd R.Kaehler Wednesday 30th December Indiivdiual Stableford Winners A.Grade S.Derepas 40 pts c.b R.Up D.Harris 40 pts B.Grade R.Gordon 44 pts R.Up T.North 42 pts Veteran D.Veares 36 pts Eagle on 11th P.Heath N.Pin 2nd L.McCormack 10th J.Beatty B.R.D 36 pts. Thursday 31st Women’s Winner P.Mann 35 pts members Winner R.Smith 39 pts B.R.D.TO 36 PTS FRIDAY 1ST January 2010 Women’s Winner B.Blunden 30 pts Members Winner P.Scott 38 pts c.b B.R.D. TO 36 Pts Saturday 2nd January Individual Stroke in 4 Grades Winners. Grade D.Hobday 69 nett R.Up D.Van Egdom 70 nett B.Grade Winner J.Moen 64 nett R.Up T.Ford 69 nett C.Grade Winner J. Berryman 66 nett R/Up R.Pols 71 nett D,Grade Winner C.Breen 67 nett R/Up B.Cooper 69 nett N.Pin 2nd G.Carroll 8th T.Hindle 10th G.Carroll 14th D.Van Egdom B.R.D 74 nett. Sunday 3rd January Members Winner J.Mortimer 43 pts c.b Women’s Winner M.Dawes 37 pts B.R.D to 37 pts Monday 4th. Veterans A.Grade Winner E.Sherwood 65 nett R/Up C,Hulme 67 nett B.Grade J.Bertrams 68 nett c.b R/Up R.Brims 68 nett. N/Pin 2nd A,Soan 8th A.Soan 10th E.Sherwood 14th C.Hulme B/R/Down to 71 nett Wednesday 6th January Indivdiual Stableford Winners A.Grade A.Moore 42 ptsR.Up P.Jones 41 pts B.Grade G.Locke 44 pts R.Up K.Lansley 43 pts. Veteran G.Thorburn 42 pts N.Pin 2nd R.Sourter 10th S.Ritchie B.R.D 71 pts Friday 8th January 2010 Women’s Winner M.Price 31 pts Members Winner J.Mortimer 47 pts N/Pin 2nd C.Byrnes & D.Troy.B.R.D. to 36 pts Saturday 9th January Individual Stableford in 4 Grades Winners .Grade T.Boorman 43 pts R.Up A.Harrison 40 pts B.Grade Winner J.Hunt 42 pts R.Up G.Edwards 40 pts C.Grade Winner F.Dick 40 pts c.b R/Up R.Kulmer 40 pts D,Grade Winner D.Carpenter 42 pts c.b R/ Up H.Kirk 42 pts N.Pin 2nd W.Colefax 8th J.Djordivic B.R.D 35 pts c.b SHOOTING Murwillumbah Pistol Club Shoot results, 22-Dec-09; SPORTS PISTOL - I Young 581. 23-Dec-09; AIR PISTOL - J Lumsden 580, A Uren 568, R Rees. 557. STANDARD PISTOL - M Walters 503, W Walters 466. 26-Dec-09; Standard Pistol - A Uren 610, G Andronicus 577, H Luna 566, B Campbell 563, J Duckworth 559, J Hoctor 551, J Lumsden 550, J Gove 543, P Stupka 525, D Gazzard 511, A Gazzard 477. 30-Dec-09; AIR PISTOL - A Uren 575, W Walters 561, J Lumsden 560, J Curtis 506. 2-Jan10 - A Uren 561, D Dowling

Ten members represented the club at the Brunswick masters carnival last Saturday and with good results in individual and team events were placed third in the overall point score. This weekend the club will contest the NSW country championships at South West Rocks. The junior competition commences on Friday with the Senior and Masters events on Saturday, the program to be finalized by Sunday lunchtime. The Senior team has entered 34 members, with good results expected by our 17 year old squad and open competitors. Warilla-Barrack Point who were 7th in the last season Aus-

tralian point score will pose the greatest opposition to them. A reminder to members that entries for the NSW Titles close shortly and are posted on the notice board. Competition Results 9/01/10: Swim – Nominated Time1st Graig Spears, 2nd David Field 3rd Leanne Deary. Board, 1st Russell Zahn, 2nd Peter Patch 3rd Jan Gielis Patrols: Saturday 16/01/10 AM “Mermaids” Carol Nelson, Cap PM “Prawns” – Jason Pearson, Cap Sunday 17/01/10 AM “Mermaids” – Carol Nelson, Cap PM “Ducks” – Gary Raso, Cap K Kennedy 1st Russell Zahn, 2nd Peter Patch 3rd Jan Gielis. 560, A Gazzard 540, D Gazzard 522, J Lumsden 514, J Hoctor 508. RAPID FIRE - J Traves 529, J Lumsden 499. 3-Jan10; RIFLE - J Blair 685, M Quinn 667, K Neinert 599, B Wenban 593, G Callaghan 592, A Gazzard 586, E Wenban 582, J Lumsden 580, D Gazzard 580, M Luxton 574, N Luxton 511, R Blair 488. Results for 6-Jan-10: AIR PISTOL - M Walters 586, A Uren 577, W Walters 576, J Lumsden 575, R Rees 555. 9-Jan-10 - A Berry 591, M Lahey 579, D Gazzard 577, R Rees 574, J Hoctor 572, D Stebbing 567, K Hansen 566, N Davis 563, A Uren 536, S Stebbing 535, J Lumsden 533, S Dundon 523, R Fleming 510, A Gazzard 505, M Fleming 464, J Traves 430.

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VIEW club M’bah Day View Club’s first meeting for 2010 will be the AGM on Monday, January 25, at M’bah Bowls Club from 9.30am. Subs of $11 are due and members must be financial to vote. Lunch will cost $13.50. No visitors at this meeting. A cent auction will be held at our February meeting. Apologies to Shirley 6679 1324 or Mary 6672 1840.

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On January 26 Probus members will celebrate Australia Day with a buffet luncheon at Coolangatta Tweed Heads Golf Club. Bus leaves Murwillumbah Bowls Club at 11am. Cost of $25 covers bus fare and lunch.

Garden club The Tweed Coast Garden Association will hold a sausage sizzle at the south end of Ambrose Brown Park, Pottsville on Thursday, January 28, commencing at 10am. Cost will be $5 per person. For info call Lynette on 6676 2734 or Dennis on 6676 4402.

Kids are invited to to have fun in the sun with the SAILS at Kingscliff, Wednesday, January 20 and Thursday, January 21. The Tweed Shire Council program involves activities such as sailing, kayaking, power boating and volleyball. It starts at Jack Julius Park between 10am and 2pm both days. It’s only $10 per child and a sausage sizzle lunch will be available for a small cost. Kids under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. To book contact Margaret on 6670 2262 or email mstrong@tweed.nsw.gov.au.

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Artists, performers, musos, small and home based businesses are invited to gather, meet with other business people to make friends, promote your business and learn valuable business skills at the Uki Cafe, Uki on Thursday, January 21, at 8.30am. Cost: $15 includes cabinet snack and coffee/tea. For info email nwernick@bigpond. net.au 6679 5677.

Monday, January 26, from 2pm (DST). Celebrate Australia Day with Pete Lawson (guitar, banjo, didgeridoo), Dave Ovenden (mandolin, guitar, harmonica) with special guests Stuart Watson (fiddle) and Chris Fielding (drums and percussion) performing an exciting selection of original and traditional Australian songs and tunes. BYO nibbles, bottomless tea and coffee $1.50. Coolangatta Seniors Hall, 2 Gerrard St, Coolangatta. For info call 07 5536 4050.

Probus club Banora Point Probus Club general meeting January 25 at South Tweed Sports Club 10.30am (DST). Visitors welcome to join in our Australia Day celebrations. Phone Frank 07 5599 9528. Murwillumbah Probus Club will meet at 10am on January 18 at Murwillumbah Bowls Club. Guest speaker is Suzy Cornelius, manager of Mountain View Retirement Village. Members’ guests welcome. Call Ron on 6672 3388.

Tweed Links Music Club concert, Sunday, February 7 at 2pm (DST), Coolangatta Tweed Heads Golf Club, Soorley Street, Tweed Heads South. Enjoy an afternoon of entertainment with the Tweed Links Quartet and Allan Grant Dancers, compered by Bob Green with special guest artists. Admission is $5 for Coolangatta Tweed Heads Golf Club members, $10 for visitors. For info call Elaine on 07 5590 7870 or visit www.tweedlinksmusicclub.org

Aussie day The Gold Coast Curling Club together with the Austrian-Australian Club is celebrating Australia Day with a luncheon on Sunday, January 17, at our clubhouse at Pines Lane, Elanora from 12 noon, our entertainment and music will be with the Accordeon Band. Admission is Free, Lunch $9. For info call 07 5590 9076.

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Computer Association Tweed Seniors meets at 10.30am on the third Wednesday of each month at Seagulls. Learn computer skills from other seniors. Joining days are on the second Thursday of each month at Seagulls. For info call Noelene on 07 5599 8939 (Mon-Fri 9-5). All welcome.

Justices Tweed Valley Justices of the Peace have a desk at Tweed Centro each Tuesday 10am-2pm. Also at Tweed City Thursday from 10am-2pm and 5pm-7pm. For info call Margaret on 07 5599 2975.

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U3A Tweed Coast looking for a volunteer tutor for beginners French in our 1st term of 2010. French is popular and we will offer intermediate and Advanced in 2010 thus creating a vacancy. If interested call Marie on 6679 5721. New ideas for classes also sought, call Judi or Margaret on 6674 2968 or 6672 4651.

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A special exhibition on the hospital ship Centaur is on display at Tweed Heads Historical Society and Museum, Pioneer Park, Kennedy Drive, Tweed Heads West (Open Tuesday, Thursday Friday 11am-4pm (DST) and Breast screening Just had your home insulated? Sunday 1-4pm (DST) or by appoint- BreastScreen NSW Tweed Heads Install a whirly bird and eave vents! ment. Free entry, call 07 5536 8625 for Clinic at The Tweed Hospital offers info. For info call 07 5536 8625). t 7FOUJMBUJPO SFQMBDFT IPU BJS XJUI DMFBO GSFTI BJS free screening mammograms all year t 3PPG TQBDF UFNQ DBO CF SFEVDFE GSPN ¥$ UP ¥$ round. After hours appointments are t "JSDPO TZTUFNT SVO NPSF FGm DJFOUMZ Meditation groups also available on Thursday nights and 10 years experience in the construction/aircon industry Every Monday evening, 6pm-9pm at Saturdays. All women over the age of 'PS B GSFF RVPUF QIPOF #JMMZ PO 0407 732 624 B.V. & J.V. VENTILATION "#/ Kingscliff Holistic Centre, For info call 40 are eligible, however women aged 6674 4866. 50 to 69 are particularly encouraged to receive two yearly mammograms. Wildlife carers Appointments can be made by phonTweed Valley Wildlife Carers provide ing 13 20 50. TAILORED CEREMONIES BY WILL ALLAN................................ will.allan@me.com 07 5590 9757 a 24-hour emergency wildlife service, Nashos 365 days a year and always need more help. If you’d like to know more Tweed Valley-Murwilumbah call 02 6672 4789. National Servicemens Association

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NSW meets every month on the third Tuesday at 10.15am at the The Family Centre’s trained volunteers Murwillumbah Services Club. We and support workers provide practihave guest speakers and many cal parenting support to parents and varied activities to participate in. carers living in the Tweed Shire who New members welcome. For info are caring for at least one child 0-3 call Peter on 07 5590 5467 or Barb years of age. For info call 07 5524 871. on 07 5523 3599. Next meeting is Feb 16 at 10.15am. Volunteering The Gold Coast South-Twin Towns South Tweed Sports Club, Minjungbal Breast cancer Looking for a way to gain work expe- Branch of the National Servicemen’s Drive, Sth Tweed Heads. Research Association of Australia serving from The YWCA Encore program is a gentle room is open Tues 10am-7pm, Wed to rience, meet friends and/or contribTallebudgera to The Tweed will hold exercise program for women of any ute to your community? Each week Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 9.30 to 3pm. For its next general meeting on Sunday, age which meets the exercise and NORTEC Volunteering has around info call Noelene on 07 5599 8939. January 17, at 11am (DST) in the support needs of women after the 200 volunteer positions available Anzac Room of The Twin Towns trauma of their treatment in a nurtur- AOOB through community organisations Services Club. If you served in any in our region. The ‘five most wanted’ ing and supportive environment. Twin Towns branch, results of the of the forces of The Commonwealth volunteer vacancies this week One is being held in Murwillumbah Christmas Raffle drawn on December between 1951-1972 then why not include: Tweed Heads: maintenance at Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre 23: 1st prize D. Latimer, 2nd S. Alcott, bring your partner. New members work; Kingsclif, activities assistant; beginning February 5, and will run for 3rd R. Olivier, 4th D. Lamont. Thanks welcome. For info call John on 07 Fingal Head, nursery work; Pottsville 8 weeks until March 26 each Friday to all who supported the raffle, all and Coolangatta, administration, four 5535 2484. from 11am to 1pm. Participation is money raised goes to the needy in free, by enrolment only, and medical our area. First quarter December 25 03:36 approval is required. For more info or Full moon January 1 06:13 to enrol, call Sue on 02 6679 5091 Mental health

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Tumbulgum dance The local community invites all to the Tumbulgum Hall this Saturday, January 16, at 8pm (DST) for a great night of old time and new vogue dancing. Door prize, raffles, lucky spots and supper, music by Trilogy. Cost $8 for adults, $4 for teenagers 13-17 years.

Prostate awareness Prostate Awarness Twin Towns and Tweed Coast first meeting for the year will be held at Twin Towns Services Club, Friday, Feb 5 in the Anzac Room, starting at 2pm (DST) with special guest speaker Graeme Sait on the immune system as our best health provider. Entry fee $5, lucky door prizes. All welcome. For info visit our new website www.prostateawarnenessaustralia.com

Vacation care Tweed Shire Vacation Care in Heffron Street, Tweed Heads South, has plenty for the kids to do these holidays, including movies, ice skating, ten-pin bowling and trips to the beach to cool off. For info call Sue on 07 5523 3708.

Family history Tweed Gold Coast family History & Heritage Assoc’s Research room reopens 10am (DST), Tuesday, January 12. If you wish to trace your family history and don’t know where to begin come along to our room in the

Families and friends of people with mental illness are welcome to share friendship, information and experiences with other carers from 10am on the first and third Mondays in each month at the Tweed Heads Library, Brett Street (no public holidays). Knowledgeable volunteer members of the Tweed Valley Mental Health Carers Network help out. For info call 07 5524 4556.

Probus club Banora Point Probus Club. Next meeting January 25 at South Tweed Sports Club 10.30am. Visitors welcome. For info call Frank on 07 5599 9528.

Free meals Delicious free meals prepared by Sri Govinda Dham are served every second Tuesday at the Murwillumbah Community Centre from 11.45am12.30pm. All welcome. Next one on December 15. For info call Prema Das on 6679 5541.

Pensioners food relief Food giveaway for struggling pensioners on again Wednesdays at the iBar, Tweed Heads, 12.30pm (DST). Let’s hope the new year will soon bring the storehouse to fruition. Until then can we please have food donations to keep the pensioners eating. Thank you to all who help, very much appreciated. Call Terri 0414 376 057. Food giveway for aged pensioner card holders, at new time 10-30am to

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Astronomical data and tides

Third quarter January 7 21:40 New moon January 15 18:12 First quarter January 23 21:54 Day of Sun Sun Moon Moon High tide, Low tide, month rise set rise set height (m) height (m) 1 F 0551 1947 2017 0551 0915,2.00; 2158,1.39 0240,0.36; 1600,0.12 2 S 0552 1947 2106 0703 1006,2.04; 2248,1.42 0332,0.33; 1648,0.09 3 S 0552 1947 2149 0815 1056,2.01; 2340,1.45 0427,0.32; 1736,0.10 1146,1.92 4 M 0553 1947 2227 0924 0522,0.34; 1824,0.15 5 T 0554 1947 2302 1030 0032,1.46; 1238,1.78 0620,0.39; 1912,0.23 6 W 0554 1948 2336 1133 0126,1.47; 1330,1.60 0720,0.46; 2000,0.33 7 T 0555 1948 1235 0222,1.48; 1427,1.42 0826,0.53; 2047,0.42 8 F 0556 1948 0011 1336 0330,1.50; 1530,1.27 0939,0.58; 2139,0.50 9 S 0557 1948 0048 1437 0420,1.52; 1642,1.17 1057,0.59; 2233,0.55 10 S 0558 1948 0127 1537 0521,1.55; 1755,1.13 1213,0.56; 2330,0.58 11 M 0558 1948 0211 1635 0618,1.59; 1859,1.14 1315,0.50 12 T 0559 1948 0258 1729 0710,1.64; 1949,1.18 0024,0.58; 1402,0.45 13 W 0600 1948 0350 1819 0755,1.68; 2031,1.22 0113,0.56; 1443,0.40 14 T 0601 1948 0444 1904 0835,1.71; 2109,1.26 0156,0.53; 1518,0.37 15 F 0602 1948 0539 1944 0912,1.73; 2145,1.28 0236,0.51; 1552,0.35 16 S 0602 1948 0635 2020 0947,1.73; 2218,1.31 0314,0.49; 1624,0.34 17 S 0603 1947 0729 2052 1021,1.71; 2252,1.32 0350,0.48; 1655,0.34 18 M 0604 1947 0822 2122 1054,1.68; 2328,1.34 0428,0.49; 1726,0.35 19 T 0605 1947 0914 2150 1127,1.62 0507,0.51; 1758,0.37 20 W 0606 1947 1007 2218 0004,1.35;1201,1.54 0548,0.54; 1830,0.41 21 T 0607 1946 1059 2248 0044,1.36; 1239,1.44 0632,0.58; 1903,0.45 22 F 0608 1946 1154 2319 0127,1.38; 1320,1.34 0723,0.63; 1941,0.49 23 S 0608 1946 1251 2355 0215,1.40; 1413,1.24 0821,0.66; 2027,0.54 24 S 0609 1945 1350 0309,1.43; 1519,1.16 0932,0.66; 2122,0.57 25 M 0610 1945 1453 0036 0411,1.48; 1639,1.13 1054,0.62; 2229,0.58 26 T 0611 1945 1557 0123 0515,1.57; 1759,1.16 1209,0.52; 2336,0.54 27 W 0612 1944 1700 0219 0617,1.69; 1904,1.23 1312,0.39 28 T 0613 1944 1758 0324 0715,1.82; 2000,1.31 0038,0.47; 1405,0.26 29 F 0613 1943 1851 0434 0810,1.93; 2051,1.40 0135,0.38; 1455,0.15 30 S 0614 1943 1938 0547 0901,2.01; 2140,1.48 0230,0.30; 1542,0.08 31 S 0615 1942 2020 0659 0951,2.03; 2229,1.54 0323,0.25; 1627,0.06 All times are Daylight Savings Time. Time lags: Ballina Boat Dock: 15 min; Byron Bay: nil; Brunswick River Highway Bridge: high 30 min, low 1 hr; Mullumbimby: 1 hr 10 min; Billinudgel: 3 hr 55 min; Chinderah: high 1 hr 30 min, low 2 hr; Terranora Inlet: high 2 hr 10 min, low 2 hr 25 min; Murwillumbah: high 2 hr 30 min, low 2 hr 50 min. Tides in bold indicate high tide of 1.7m or more and low tide of 0.3m or less. Data courtesy of the National Tidal Centre.

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Funding is currently available to deliver small-scale coastal projects in the Northern Rivers CMA Region as part of the Australian Government Caring for our Country Engaging NSW communities in coastline conservation project. Expressions of Interest between the value of $5,000 and $20,000 are invited from coastal community organisations in partnership with coastal land managers for on-ground works and capacity-building activities that protect the conservation values of coastal ecosystems and environments in the region. For further information and to obtain the project brief and Expressions Of Interest form visit www.northern.cma.nsw. gov.au or contact the Northern Rivers CMA on ph. 02 6642 0622 during business hours. Expressions of Interest must address the selection criteria contained within the project brief and be submitted by 4pm, Friday January 22, 2010.

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PETS ADOPT A CAT from Animal Welfare League NSW. Phone 66844070 SCOUT is a 1 year old, desexed male Blue Heeler. He loves attention and for his young age is already obedient and willing to learn more. He plays well with other dogs. He will make a very loyal companion but is not suited to living with children. If you can give him a secure, caring home, contact Narelle at Friends of the Pound on 07 5524 8590. Visit www.friendsofthepound.com to see other dogs and cats looking for homes.

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Neighbours of mayor and National Party heavyweight Warren Polglase have been left wondering whether he’s joined party protégé Tania Murdock in thumbing his nose at the RTA after spotting two Queensland registered vehicles seemingly garaged on a permanent basis at his Kingscliff home. Not so, says Wozza, who enjoys the comfort of a mayoral limousine since his resurrection three months ago. He says his daughter left one at his house for a week when she went on holidays and the ute belongs to a Broadbeach building company of which he is a director. ‘It’s convenient to register it in Queensland. It might sit here (Kingscliff) for a week at the most,’ he explained. Ms Murdock’s hopes of regaining Richmond for the Nats hit a launch-day hurdle when the RTA pointed out in court that the Pottsville chemist shop owner was trying to pass herself off as a Queenslander to avoid a driving suspension in NSW.

draiser has been incorrectly advertised as Councillor Katie Milne’s address at Council. Cr Milne says council has been returning any donations as this action was taken as an individual and not as part of a council role. The address should be No Rally Fundraiser, PO Box 309, Murwillumbah, 2484. She said donors should indicate if they wish their donation to be for the legal expenses of the general fund. ■ ■ ■ ■

Deborah Knie from the Parrot Garden Cafe at Crystal Creek monkeys around with one of the popular four young marmoset monkeys, originally from Brazil, which her father Charles, a former circus animal trainer, bought recently from an animal park in Victoria as a new attraction for the cafe. Charles said the little male monkeys were the first monkeys to live in the Tweed and were very rare in Australia. He said that already they have been a huge hit, especially with children, with attendance up 50 per cent at the cafe since they were introduced to the exoticanimal themed cafe. Photo Jeff ‘Monkey On His Back’ Dawson.

long-overdue plan of manage- while trying to stop the stument to protect Tweed’s own pid Repco rally last September. Greens MLC Ian Cohen In a move to quieten such neg- dwindling koala population. ■ ■ ■ ■ has been invited to address ative gossip, the old pro-development warrior has moved to Tweed parents inspired by a the audience about the recent re-launch himself as a mayor recent talk in Mullumbimby by court decision to award more with flair, promising to halve child psychologist, author and than $1 million in legal costs to rate rises over the next three Australian Father of the Year a developer who sued him for years and revealing he has a in 2000, Steve Biddulph, have defamation. The film is a newly soft-spot for koalas. The bold organised a film screening of a released feature by McLibel dirate pledge has surprised col- similar talk entitled The Secret rector Franny Armstrong starleagues who thought they’d of Happy Children at Murwil- ring Oscar-nominee Pete Postjust re-endorsed the council’s lumbah’s Regent Cinema on lewaite as a man living in the seven-year plan, which sees Thursday, January 21, at 7pm. near future (2055) reviewing rises decline from this year’s The film will involve a general film clips from our period and peak of nine per cent to seven talk on practical parenting. wondering why didn’t we stop per cent by 2013. He says he In an attempt to make this a climate change when we had can get them down to 4.5 per special night out for parents, the chance? Advance sales of cent by not paying a road levy children and babies cannot be tickets at the Regent and Calanymore and ‘other strategies’. admitted to the screening. En- dera Environment Centre in Murwillumbah. A $20 donaJust as heart-warming is his try is by donation. tion for the evening includes a ■ ■ ■ ■ self-professed love of our cuddly icons. For the past year he’s The No Rally Group will vegetarian meal from 6pm. At been quietly sponsoring a ko- screen the popular environ- 7pm local film makers Harmoala at Port Macquarie, and has mental film The Age of Stupid ny Church and Sam Dawson a badge and certificate to show next Wednesday, January 20, will present their rally doco, to skeptics. Koala campaigners at Murwillumbah’s Regent Ci- followed by feature film. ■ ■ ■ ■ say they would rather see him nema to raise money to help pocket the $50-a-year-spon- Greens councillor Katie Milne The address for donations to sorship and instead support a pay legal expenses incurred help with the No Rally fun■ ■ ■ ■

Medical doctor and brainbender Helena Popovic will be in Tweed Heads on Wednesday (January 20) to dispense cures for those finding it hard to fire-up after recent holiday excesses. Dr Popovic says people can sharpen thinking, improve memory and expand creativity with the right nutrition and mix of rest and stimulation. ‘It’s about coming alive and re-igniting your spark by implementing simple strategies,’ says the self-styled peak performance coach. She will be giving her timely tips at John Hurd’s Business Excellence breakfast at the town’s bowls club at 7am. Telephone 07 5524 1273 for bookings. ■ ■ ■ ■

The RTA has again refused a request for a zebra crossing at the corner of Creek Street and Tweed Coast Road at Hastings Point to allow blind, disabled and elderly residents to safely cross the road to avoid the speedsters. Latest request was from Vision Australia and was refused because ‘it might cause cars to rear end if they have to stop’. Idiots don’t seem to realise that cars have to stop to allow other cars to turn into Creek Street anyway, but endangering the lives of pedestrians is apparently a sport. With trucks flying through, the RTA not doing anything to stop speeding vehicles, and the police accepting that an ‘average of 61.5kph is acceptable’ in a 50kph zone, pedestrians don’t stand a chance.

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